Saturday's report said Obama told Erdogan that "such an inquiry commission may lead to accusations against several passengers on the Marmara ship, or members of the IHH organization and Turkey must know that its request could turn into a double-edged sword."
Turkish sources told the paper that the meeting between Obama and Erdogan on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Canada paved the way for the secret meeting between Israel's Industry, Trade and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Brussels.
According to the Turkish sources, "Obama conveyed promises and calming messages to Turkey, in an attempt to convince Israel's prime minister, Netanyahu, in their upcoming meeting next Tuesday, to accept the Turkish demands."
The sources added that Ben-Eliezer asked that Turkey give the internal Israeli probe into the raid a chance, or include its report in the international commission's report, which Israel will not officially take part in or work with directly.
Davutoglu himself said the meeting was held in secret at Israel's behest, adding that "the meeting caused an earthquake within the Israeli government. What would have happened if the meeting was held in public?"
He also defended remarks he made in Istanbul last month while meeting with Arab foreign ministers, when he said, "God willing, we will pray together in Jerusalem".
"Jerusalem was, and still is a subject of importance to Turkey," the foreign minister said, attacking the Turkish parliament member who criticized him for his remarks.