Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
Photo: AFP
Turkey: Israel should avoid flotilla face-off
Foreign minister says he hopes Israel 'has gained sufficient experience' from previous flotilla raid
Turkey's foreign minister says he hopes Israel will avoid confrontation as a new aid flotilla prepares to depart for the Gaza Strip.
Ahmet Davutoglu said in an interview aired on Ulke TV late Thursday that he believes Israel "has gained sufficient experience" after last year's raid on a flotilla that killed eight Turks and one Turkish-American and sparked international outrage.
Photo taken within prepared Marmara flotilla vessel
A coalition of pro-Palestinian groups say a flotilla will set sail in the third week of June. Israel has vowed to stop any attempt to breach its sea blockade of Gaza.
A Turkish Islamic aid group said it expects the convoy to be at least twice as big as the one that attempted to reach Gaza last year.
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