According to the statement, the improved relations will help
to strengthen ties between the two peoples, expand economic, trade, and
cultural relations, and strengthen regional stability.
In response to Israel's announcement, Turkish Foreign
Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated that despite the full restoration of
Turkish-Israeli relations, Turkiye would not abandon the Palestinian cause.
After more than a decade of strained relations, Israel and
Turkey have recently ushered in a new era in their relations, highlighted by
Israeli President Isaac Herzog's historic visit to Ankara in March. The
deterioration of relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv began in 2010 with the
case of the Mavi Marmara ship, in which Israeli forces carried out a bloody
raid on the Turkish ship, which was carrying humanitarian aid and was on route
to the Gaza Strip to break the Israeli blockade.
In 2018, Turkey and Israel recalled their ambassadors to Tel
Aviv and Ankara, respectively, after Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians
during protests on the Gaza-Israel border against the Trump administration's
decision to open the US embassy in Jerusalem.
