Turkey said to appoint ambassador to Israel, ending 2-year standoff – After pulling envoy from Tel Aviv over deadly clashes on Gaza border in May 2018, Erdogan reportedly taps Ufuk Ulutas, 40, for the post | Timesofisrael

Courting the favor of US President-elect Joe Biden, Turkey has reportedly picked a new ambassador to Israel to fill the diplomatic post left vacant for over two years.The candidate is Ufuk Ulutas, 40, an admirer of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who formerly studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, according to an al-Monitor report last week.