Turkey has appointed its new envoy, Ufuk Ulutas to Israel.
The move is seen as an attempt to improve ties with incomingPresident-elect Joe Biden’s administration, a news report by *Al-Monitorlink*cited”well-placed sources”.
Earlier in May 2018, Ankara recalled its ambassador over violent attacksagainst Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip which claimed the lives ofdozens of Palestinian protesters by Israeli forces amid the opening of theUS embassy in Jerusalem.
Newly-appointed ambassador, Ulutas, 40, is chairman for the Centre forStrategic Research at the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
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He is a political appointee who studied Hebrew and Middle Eastern politicsat the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, read the publication.
The Turkish official is also an expert on Israel’s regional rival, Iran,but is not a career diplomat.
