The humiliated ambassador published the apology of his Israeli colleague - specifically on the day of the couple's arrest in Turkey | Israel today

Ahmet Au'uz Chalikkol is one of the most famous Turkish figures in Israel, even if not always by name.

This is a senior figure who is remembered by all as the Turkish ambassador who arrived in January 2010 for a reprimand call with former Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, and sat in front of the cameras on a low chair.

Celikol, who is known as an anti-Israel figure in Turkish society in general and the local media in particular, chose yesterday (Friday) - the date of the Oknin couple's detention extension - to publish on his Twitter page a Turkish translation of the apology letter sent to him by former Deputy Ayalon, two days after the incident The low chair.

"I choose at this time to carry out a task that the Foreign Ministry is required to do (I can guess why it was not done)," the former ambassador tweeted.

O dönemde Dışişleri Bakanlığının yapması lazım gelen (niye yapılmadığını da tahmin edebiliyorum) bir görevi ben yerine getiriyorum.

Ayalon'un bana yazdığı özür mektubunun kendi yaptığım Türkçe tercümesini milletimizin bilgisine sunuyorum.

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- Oğuz Çelikkol (@OguzCelikkol) November 12, 2021

The translation itself reads: "Honorable Ambassador of Turkey, Mr. Ahmet Ao'z Chalikol, Your Excellency, I would like to emphasize my respect for you and the Turkish people. Even if there are disagreements between us, and there are disagreements between the two governments of the two countries, we must resolve them through "Diplomatic channels, with an emphasis on respect."

The letter further stated that "I had no intention of humiliating you personally. I apologize to you for how they treated the affair and how people perceived the affair. Please give me the great respect I feel towards the Turkish people. I hope the two allied countries, Israel and Turkey "They will continue to convey messages to each other through diplomatic channels in a way that respects each other. Danny Ayalon, Deputy Foreign Minister."

Not the only confrontation

This was not the only encounter of Chalikol with Israelis, and a decade later came the next encounter between him and Dr. Chai Eitan Cohen Inrojek, a native of Turkey, an Israeli researcher from the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University and the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security.

At a hearing last January on the Haburt Turk channel, the former Turkish ambassador said that "Israel needs Turkey more than Turkey needs Israel. Israel will continue to be isolated in the Middle East as long as it continues with the policy of plundering Palestinian lands. When Israel supports Cyprus it is not. Can ask Turkey not to support Palestine. "

At this point, senior Israeli researcher Dr. Cohen Inrojek refused to end the interview, even interrupting the facilitator until he clarified in harsh and clear words that "it is time for Turkey to stop thinking that Israel is isolated in the Middle East - because that is not true."