Turkey was, back before Erdoğan's time a formidable country which scared the crap out of it's neighbours. This is because the Turkish army consisted of motivated soldiers with good training. Turkey was the sole power in the region until Erdoğan came along and crippled the Turkish military with the help of Fetullah Gulen. Now that all the general's are released and their say in Turkish military affairs has returned, Turkey is now a terrifying entity in the region.
The discipline of the old days has returned and the good old bold strategic moves are now used once again. After the resignation of Adnan Tanrıverdi, TSK is no longer in shackles.
Temporarily our army was run like an Arab army. Now TSK is much more like the Israeli army, more bite, less bark.
That said Israel really isn't anything special. They have good tactics and equipment, sure. However the reason they are so highly regarded is because their neighbours are incompetent idiots compared to them.