25.09.2011                      26.Elul, 5771

Erdogan:

Israel-Turkey relations may never be normal again

Turkish PM reiterates demand for Israel to apologize and pay compensation for the 2010 flotilla raid as well as lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Saturday that relations with Israel may “never be normal again” as tensions continue to rise after Israel refused to apologize over a raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla last year in which Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed nine Turkish citizen.
"We gave our warnings to Israel. This is the reason for war. This is something you cannot do in international waters. But as a great state, we have been very forgiving. That's why we have been very patient,” Erdogan said in an interview on CNN's "Fareed Zakaria GPS" to be aired on Sunday….