Israeli Minister Heads for Turkey in Effort to Mend Strained Relations

(Ha'aretz) Aluf Benn - Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will visit Turkey next week in an effort to mend strained relations after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan began speaking out against Israel's behavior in the territories. President Bush, in Turkey last week for a NATO meeting, spoke of the importance of relations with Israel during his conversation with Erdogan.