New ’Israeli’ Ambassador Arrives in Turkey amid Improving Ties
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"Israel's" new ambassador to Turkey arrived in Ankara as the two sides seek to mend relations that soured after a deadly "Israeli" naval raid on a Turkish ship headed for Gaza.
Eitan Naeh arrived Thursday morning in the Turkish capital as part of a reconciliation deal clinched in June, ending six years of animosity.
Naeh, quoted by Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency, noted that Turkey and "Israel" "have a history of helping each other in times of need." Turkey was among the nations to offer assistance to "Israel" in battling a series of wildfires that raged across the occupied territories last month.
The "Israeli"-Turkish ties declined after now-President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose party has roots in Turkey's Islamist movement, became prime minister in 2003.
Relations imploded in 2010 after a confrontation between "Israeli" commandos and a Turkish flotilla trying to breach the blockade of Gaza.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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