Israel and Turkey were until recently close allies both on a military and political level, but since the Israeli attack on Gaza last year, relations have rapidly deteriorated.
VOA: standard.2010.06.01
America has agreed to give Turkey three Cobra attack helicopters to be used against the PKK, but the sale may run into congressional opposition because of the enmity between Turkey and Israel.
Five years ago, a Cuban airforce defector in a MIG-29 fighter aircraft -- flying undetected until outside Key West, Florida -- confirmed that he had trained to attack the Turkey Point nuclear power facility in South Florida.