Turkey’s oil supply to Israel continues despite tensions, driven by Azerbaijan’s interests

According to senior Israeli officials, Turkey has not yet stopped the loading of oil tankers from the port of Ceyhan in Turkey to Israel. Azerbaijan is a significant oil supplier to Israel, with oil arriving via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline and being loaded onto tankers en route to Haifa. In recent months, large quantities of oil have been supplied to Israel from Azerbaijan.

The reason why Turkey continues to supply oil to Israel is not due to Jerusalem’s interests but rather Azerbaijan’s. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has close relationships with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan is unwilling to take actions that would harm Aliyev’s interests, due to the deep relations between Ankara and Baku.

In addition to oil supply, Israel is a significant supplier of military equipment to Azerbaijan. The two countries have a stable relationship, with Israel being Azerbaijan’s most stable relationship with a Muslim country since 1992. The relationship has expanded into various areas beyond oil and military equipment, including education.

Last year, Azerbaijan opened an embassy in Tel Aviv, demonstrating a stronger bond between the two countries. The codes of ethics in the trust report guide the discourse on the matter, striving for diversity, relevance, and respect in the conversation. Expressions of violence, racism, incitement or any other inappropriate content are automatically filtered out.

It is worth noting that Turkey’s decision not to stop supplying oil tankers from its port in Ceyhan comes at a time when tensions are high between Turkey and Israel over several issues such as Gaza Strip humanitarian aid and Jerusalem’s expansion plans.

However, according to senior Israeli officials, Turkey’s decision not to stop supplying oil tankers from its port is solely due to Azerbaijan’s interests rather than Jerusalem’s.

It is also important to highlight that despite political differences between Israel and Turkey, there are still significant economic ties between these two countries. For example, last year alone