Jerusalem and Ankara, after a four-year hiatus, decided to appoint ambassadors on a bilateral basis.
Turkey appointed an ambassador to Israel after a four-year hiatus. Before that, Israel appointed its ambassador to Turkey. This was reported by the publication TRT Haber.
“It has been decided to appoint Shakir Ozkan Torunlar, who served as Consul General in Jerusalem in 2010-2014 and Ambassador in New Delhi from January 2017 to May 2021, as the Turkish Ambassador in Tel Aviv,” the statement said.
In September, the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Appointment Committee decided to appoint Irit Lilian, charge d’affaires of the embassy in Ankara, as Israel’s ambassador to Turkey.
Remember that the problems in relations between Israel and Turkey occurred in 2010, when the “freedom flotilla” tried to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip and was stopped by Israeli special forces. Then nine Turkish activists were killed and another 40 people were injured.
In 2016, Turkey and Israel in talks in Rome finally agreed on the text of a document on the normalization of relations between the two countries. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the appointment of an ambassador to Israel. The previous day, Israel also appointed its ambassador to Turkey.
Another escalation occurred in 2018 after the announcement of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The Israeli ambassador to Turkey left the country indefinitely in May 2018.
In March 2021, the media reported that Turkey was ready to send its ambassador to Tel Aviv if Israel sent its ambassador to Ankara.
In December 2021, the Turkish President said that Turkey wants to improve its relations with Israel.
On August 17, 2022, Turkey and Israel decided to expand diplomatic relations and appoint ambassadors.
As previously reported, Israel and Turkey have begun negotiations on resuming diplomatic relations.
In addition, in March, the Kremlin announced that they support the initiative of Israel and Turkey to mediate negotiations in Ukraine.
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