Turkey not allowing Israeli consul to visit jailed couple.

Lets start again. You go on holiday to Turkey. enjoy your visit ,seeing the attractions ,take a few photos , and...........

Your slapped in jail!!!

Israeli couple detained in Istanbul last week are merely unfortunate pawns in Turkish leader's twisted game of political survival, as the country further slides into economic turmoil and the people are growing tired of the decrepit Sultan
The pair could have easily been Dutch or American, but Israelis are far "***ier." The term "connections to the Mossad" always makes great headlines.

The Oaknins took the photo of Erdogan’s palace while in the Camilca Tower, a television tower that opened earlier this year and is the tallest in Europe. A waitress heard them talking about it and reported them to the police.
Concern is growing in Jerusalem about the status of Natali and Mordy Oaknin, the two Israelis arrested in Istanbul after taking a photograph of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s palace.

The move toward spying charges against the Oaknins, Egged bus drivers who live in Modi’in, (in the west bank) sparked widespread speculation in Hebrew media that Erdogan’s government could be using their case for political reasons, which could further damage the poor state of relations between Jerusalem and Ankara that has lasted for over a decade.
The couple was arrested about a month after Turkey arrested 15 alleged Mossad spies, whose photos Turkish media revealed. Israeli sources denied the charges.

Turkey and Israel technically maintain diplomatic relations, but they have been strained for most of the past decade since the Erdogan-linked IHH (Humanitarian Relief Foundation) sent the Mavi Marmara ship to break the IDF’s naval blockade on Gaza, arming some of the people aboard. IDF naval commandos stopped the ship, killing nine activists after they were attacked.
Erdogan has been openly hostile toward Israel, supports Hamas and funds anti-Israel organizations in east Jerusalem.

This is all part of Erdogan's plan: Get as many headlines as you can to divert the Turkish people's criticism away from himself, his party and his ebbing popularity.
Over the past few years, Erdogan has already played this trick with Germany, Russian, the Netherlands, the U.S. and even China.

Turkey's attempt to spark a diplomatic incident with Israel last month over the arrest of 15 men alleged to be Mossad agents spying on Hamas officials in the country did not really pan out and did not really provide the boost in the polls Erdogan was looking for. In the end, no one could really confirm who these "agents" worked for, all of whom were Palestinian Muslims from the Gaza Strip.

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/...-turkey-684943