Erdogan names new Turkish ambassador to Israel
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Kemal Okem as the country’s ambassador to Israel on Wednesday. The nomination comes just 24 hours after Israel appointed 53-year-old Eitan Na'eh the ambassador to Turkey, the first appointment since the reconciliation agreement was signed in June.
Erdogan’s declared his new appointment at Atatürk Airport in Istanbul just before taking off for a state visit to Pakistan and Uzbekistan.
