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Turkey appoints new ambassador to Israel as ties warm

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Sakir Ozkan Torunlar is a career diplomat with decades of experience. He was the Turkish Consul General in Jerusalem from 2010 to 2013. Relations between Turkey and Israel have been rocky since 2011, when Ankara expelled Israel's ambassador following a 2010 Israeli raid on an aid ship to Gaza, which killed nine Turkish citizens.

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Arab News

Turkey, Israel ties warm with naming of ambassador

ANKARA: Turkey has appointed a new ambassador to Israel, as both countries move to end four years in the diplomatic wilderness. Sakir Ozkan Torunlar has been named to fill the role left empty after the two regional powers expelled each other’s ambassadors in 2018 in a row over the killing of 60 Palestinians by Israeli forces during protests on the Gaza border. His appointment

2 years ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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MY Northwest

Turkey appoints new ambassador to Israel as ties warm

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has appointed a new ambassador to Israel, the state-run news agency reported Thursday, in the latest step between the two countries’ efforts toward normalizing ties.Sakir Ozkan Torunlar, a senior diplomat who had served as Turkey’s consul general in Jerusalem between 2010 and 2013, was named to the post, Anadolu Agency reported. He takes up the position four years after Turkey withdrew its ambassador from Israel and …

2 years ago·Tacoma, United States

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Turkey appoints new ambassador to Israel as ties warm

Turkey has appointed a new ambassador to Israel, the state-run news agency reported Thursday, in the latest step between the two countries’ efforts toward normalizing ties.

2 years ago·Raleigh, United States

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