Turkey has appointed one of its new ambassadors to Israel to normalize its relations with the Jewish state. Ufuk Ulutas, president of the Center for Strategic Research in the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been given the responsibility of this important post. Uluts will ease tensions in bilateral relations between the two nations. The special thing is that he is an expert in Israel and Iran affairs. He has also written several articles on Middle East Policy. The appointment was reportedly made by Turkey to initiate a series of secret contacts with Israel.
The special thing is that since May, 2018, there is no diplomatic relationship between the two countries. In May 2018, Turkey ordered the Israeli envoy to leave Ankara. Since then there has been no diplomatic relationship between the two countries. However, it is not yet clear whether Israel will appoint any of its ambassadors after Turkey. But Turkey’s move is being seen from a positive perspective. It is considered an important step by Turkey in terms of improving relations with Israel. Significantly, Turkey has marked the decline of its relations with Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Greece and some Gulf states in foreign policy in recent years. Therefore, Turkey is pushing to bring Israel closer. Political crisis in Nepal; Oli government recommends convening winter session of upper house from January 1
Let us tell that two years ago Israel ordered the Turkish Ambassador in Jerusalem to go back to his country for an indefinite period. Earlier, a day after Turkey killed Palestinians on the Gaza border, the Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned the Israeli ambassador and asked them to leave the country. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attacked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that he led the apartheid state and that his hands are stained with Palestinian blood. Turkey had earlier recalled its ambassadors from the US and Israel against the Donald Trump administration’s decision to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Demonstrations on the Gaza border against the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem led to fierce firing by Israeli forces, killing 52 Palestinians. President Recep Taip Edorgen called these deaths a genocide.
