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Turkey recalls its ambassadors to US, Israel

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday stated that in connection with the current situation in the Gaza Strip—where numerous Palestinians were killed, Turkey recalls its ambassadors to the United States and Israel, RT news agency of Russia reported citing Anadolu news agency of Turkey.

“In solidarity with our Palestinian brothers in connection with those killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Gaza, three-day mourning is declared in Turkey, as of tomorrow,” Erdoğan said.

He added that Ankara will recall its ambassadors to Washington and Tel Aviv for consultations.

 

Turkey summons ambassadors from Russia, US

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f561e3a1e5b980_561e3a1e5b9b7.thumbTurkey has summoned ambassadors from both Russia and the United States regarding ties with Kurdish forces in Syria, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said, reacting to any probable arms support to groups which have ties with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party(PKK), Hurriyet Daily News reported.
“As the ally countries would not excuse arms support to al-Qaeda-affiliated groups, Turkey cannot excuse any armed support to groups linked to the PKK; it certainly cannot allow any tolerance in this matter,” he said during an Istanbul joint press conference with his visiting Bulgarian counterpart, Boyko Borrisov, on Octber 14, Hurriyet Daily News reports.
The prime minister said no one could guarantee that the arms sent to the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria would not be taken over by the PKK and used against Turkey.
Davutoglu’s reactions came as the US Department of Defense confirmed that a U.S. cargo plane had airdropped logistic material to the PYD late October 11 in line with Washington’s plans to reinforce the Syrian Kurds in their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria.
On October 13, Davutoglu lashed out at both the United States and Russia for supplying weapons and support to the PYD in its bid to fight extremist jihadists. While talking toAnkara newspaper bureau chiefs, Davutoğlu called the United States’ ambassador to Turkey, John Bass, to the Foreign Ministry to convey Ankara’s strong reaction over the airdropping of ammunition.

Turkey Busy recalling ambassadors, while Armenia busy getting more countries Recognizing Armenian, Genocide Luxembourg

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recalling-ambassadorsTurkey’s Foreign Ministry recalled ambassador from Luxembourg after the country’s parliament adopted a resolution to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Thursday condemning the decision by Luxembourg parliament. The Ministry said they had expressed their position during a meeting with  Luxembourg Ambassador in Ankara and recalled ambassador Lehent Sahinkaya from Luxembourg

As reported earlier, Armenia welcomed the unanimous adoption of the resolution. “By adopting this resolution, Luxembourg added to the list of the countries, which have recognized the Armenian Genocide, making its important input in the eminent work of preventing new crimes against humanity,” Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said.

Seven world capitals now without Turkish ambassadors

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After recalling its ambassador to Austria on April 22, Turkey has now recalled seven ambassadors to Ankara over the last few years for various reasons, including bilateral political strain or security concerns in those foreign capitals.

Currently, Turkey has no ambassadors in Syria, Egypt, Israel, Libya, Yemen and the Vatican, in addition to Austria, as bilateral relations between Ankara and the aforementioned countries have become strained or due to security concerns over the past five years.

New envoys could be added to the list as further parliamentary declarations on the 1915 killings of Anatolian Armenians by Ottoman Turks as “genocide” are expected for April 24. The Duma of Russia could make a similar decision about Armenian claims, as Russian President Vladimir Putin has already identified the mass killings as “genocide.”

Turkey withdrew its ambassador in Tev Aviv, Oğuz Çelikkol, in 2010 after Israeli commandos boarded Gaza-bound aid ships resulting in the deaths of 10 Turks, bringing the already strained relationship between the Jewish state and Turkey to a breaking point. Diplomatic relations between the two states have been reduced to the second-secretary level.

In 2013, Egypt expelled Turkey’s ambassador to Cairo on Nov. 23, declaring him “persona non grata,” amid tension between the two countries, which has escalated since the military takeover that toppled former president Mohamed Morsi. Since then, Turkey has not appointed a new ambassador to Cairo.

In 2012, Turkey recalled its ambassador to Syria, Ömer Önhon, and closed its embassy in Damascus, citing the worsening security situation in the country. The move came two days after then-prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Ankara was on the brink of breaking diplomatic ties with Syria and withdrawing its ambassador. Shortly after, Turkey declared that it did not recognize Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government as the legitimate administration in the country.