-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Tensions between Israel and Turkey spilled into a second day Tuesday when Turkish officials summoned the Israeli ambassador to a meeting , Turkey 's Anatolia news agency reported . Israel criticized Turkey Monday for a Turkish television series that it said depicted Israeli intelligence agents as baby-snatchers . When asked about Tuesday 's meeting between Israeli Ambassador Gabby Levy and Turkish officials , the Israeli Foreign Ministry said it was pre-planned . That session came one day after Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon summoned the Turkish ambassador to complain about the television show that Israel found offensive , a spokesman for Ayalon said . Afterward , Ayalon tweeted that he had `` Told Turk Amb that this is an intolerable situation which endangers the Jewish community , the Israel envoys and tourists coming to Turkey . '' Several senior Israeli Foreign Ministry sources , who did n't want to be named because it would jeopardize their jobs , criticized Ayalon 's treatment of Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Oguz Celikkol at the start of their meeting Monday . At the session , Celikkol was seated below Ayalon . With cameras rolling , Ayalon turned to the television crews and said , `` The main thing is that you see that he is seated low and that we are high ... that there is one flag on the table -LRB- the Israeli flag -RRB- and that we are not smiling . '' The sources told CNN they were `` surprised by Ayalon 's undiplomatic behavior . '' Ceylon Ozen , spokeswoman for the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv , told CNN that Celikkol felt his treatment was `` unacceptable , shocking and primitive , '' and did not comply with standards for diplomacy . He has contacted the Israeli ambassador to Turkey and requested a formal apology from the Israelis , she said . There had been media speculation that Ayalon 's summons was designed to sabotage a trip to Ankara Sunday by Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak . A spokesman for Ayalon said that was `` completely wide of the mark . '' Barak 's office said he had no plans to cancel his trip . Israeli politicians and media outlets roundly condemned an episode of the popular Turkish soap opera , `` Valley of the Wolves : Ambush , '' that depicted the Israeli intelligence service Mossad spying inside Turkey and kidnapping Turkish babies . The program also showed Mossad attacking the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv and taking the ambassador and his family hostage . In a written statement , `` Valley of the Wolves : Ambush '' producer Pana Film said the show `` will continue to tell the truth and expose the wrongs . '' Israel summoned the Turkish ambassador the same day that Turkey 's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lambasted Israel for air strikes Sunday on Gaza , the Turkish state-run Anatolian News Agency reported . `` Why is it doing this ? Because it says ' I possess the power in this region , ' '' the news agency quoted Erdogan as saying of Israel . `` It possesses unproportionate power and it is using this . It is not acting in accordance with U.N. resolutions , it is uncomfortable . It says ' I will do whatever I please . ' '' During a joint news conference , held with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri , Erdogan called for the international community `` to warn Israel about its nuclear arsenal just like it did with Iran , '' ANA reported . Israel is widely believed to have a nuclear arsenal , but has never acknowledged that publicly . In a written statement , the Israeli Foreign Ministry condemned the criticism . `` Erdogan 's remarks join the anti-Israel program broadcast on Turkish television and the harsh statements against Israel that have been said consistently and systematically for over a year , '' the statement said . `` The state of Israel reserves the full right to protect its citizens from missile attacks and from the terror of the Hamas and Hezbollah . Turkey is the last that can preach morality to Israel and the IDF -LRB- Israel Defense Forces -RRB- . '' `` Valley of the Wolves : Ambush '' is part of a popular franchise in Turkey . The series `` Valley of the Wolves '' first aired in 2003 on Turkish television , followed by a 2006 movie of the same name that stirred controversy with its portrayal of American soldiers in Iraq and what some described as thinly-veiled anti-Semitism . The movie , based on the series , featured American actors Gary Busey and Billy Zane . Another television version , `` Valley of the Wolves : Terror , '' was canceled after one episode in February 2007 . `` Ambush '' first aired in April 2007 . Israel and Turkey have enjoyed close military and economic ties for more than a decade . But relations have grown testy at times in recent years over Israel 's activities in the Palestinian territories and over its Gaza offensive in December and January . CNN 's Kevin Flower and Shira Medding contributed to this report .