2023-11-04 15:40:46
Turkey is recalling its ambassador to Tel Aviv, Sakir Ozkan Torunlar, for consultations in Ankara, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced.
“Due to the unfolding humanitarian tragedy in Gaza caused by Israel’s continued attacks on civilians and Israel’s refusal to call for a ceasefire and the continued and unhindered flow of humanitarian aid, it has been decided to recall our ambassador to Tel Aviv, Shakir Ozkan Torunlar , in ‘Ankara for consultations’, according to a statement by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Press Release Regarding Recalling of Our Ambassador in Tel Aviv, HE Mr. Şakir Özkan Torunlar, to Ankara for Consultations pic.twitter.com/KiRf0XqTfi
— Turkish MFA (@MFATurkiye) November 4, 2023
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was no longer in talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Netanyahu is no longer a person you can talk to in any way, we have written him off and thrown him aside,” he said.
#BREAKING Netanyahu is no longer someone we can talk to, we have crossed him out. I’ll decide on this issue after discussions at upcoming OIC summit: Turkish President Erdogan pic.twitter.com/NwMaqWnbLL
— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) November 4, 2023
Information about visiting Blinken
According to Turkish diplomatic sources and Turkish media, the American Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, is apparently preparing a trip to Ankara on Sunday, November 5.
The State Department declined to confirm the information. On Friday, the head of American diplomacy will be in Israel.
There he will have contacts with the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his ministers, to be informed about the developments in the war between Israel and Hamas.
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