Turkish ambassador takes up post in Israel after 5-year spat
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Turkey's ambassador to Israel has submitted his credentials as part of reconciliation efforts following a five-year spat.
Mekin Mustafa Kemal Okem met President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem on Monday, where both spoke of opportunities ahead.
Israel appointed an ambassador to Turkey last month.
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Relations declined after Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose party has roots in Turkey's Islamist movement, became prime minister in 2003. They imploded in 2010 after an Israeli naval raid on a Turkish activist ship trying to breach the blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Nine Turkish activists were killed and a 10th later died of his wounds.