Tag: President Erdogen
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Israeli President visits Turkey to mend ties, Turkey calls it a ‘turning point’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday for a one-day rare visit to Turkey in an effort to mend fractured ties between the two countries. Erdogan described the Israeli president’s visit as “historic” and “a turning point” in Turkish-Israeli relations. He said the country is ready to cooperate…
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Turkish President Erdogan says open to fix ties with Israel
After years of a fraught relationship, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has indicated mending ties with Israel. A joint pipeline to bring eastern Mediterranean Sea gas to Europe was started by Turkey’s rival Greece and Israel which was backed by then-President Donald Trump’s administration. At the time, Turkey strongly opposed the project but last week…