“The Turks haven’t had a serious fight that they’ve been in for quite some time, whereas the Israelis are constantly either fighting or training to fight (and always applying lessons from the prior fights to improve themselves). The IAF, in particular, would make utter mincemeat of the Turk Navy, and would likely shoot down a lot of the Turkish air forces that got involved. Just ask the Russian pilots from 1967, 1973 and 1982 over Lebanon - they got shot down just like the Arabs that they were pretending to be.
Remember also that the Turks aren’t fighting for survival, the Israelis always are doing so. Further, the Israelis will have lots shorter lines of communication, and their air force will have far longer loiter times than the Turks.
If the Turks really decide that they want to fight Israel, then they had better be ready for what Israel will do to them - Israel isn’t going to sit by passively while it is attacked, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see massive destruction at Turkish naval and air bases near the Med.
As one American officer said during the first Gulf War, “I’d advise any nation in this area not to f$%k with the Jews.”
Israel had a very tough time with just the Lebanese Army together with Hizbolla a few years back. Don’t underestimate the Turks.
Different situation. In Lebanon Israel had to deal with lots of civilians, and wanted very much to appear as the good guys. Against Turkey, the fight will occur in the air and on the sea - no civilians to speak of. Further, all Hezbollah could do was send a bunch of rockets into northern Israel - a big PITA, to be sure, but not threatening to Israel's existence. Warships from a substantial nation interfering in a local matter would be quite different - and I don't see Israel holding back.
The Turks were very formidable on the ground in Korea, and likely would be today. However, Israel's bread and butter is its air force. That is the force that would be used, not the Israeli army vs. the Turkish army. I don't underestimate Turkey, but neither should anyone underestimate the IAF defending its own territory.