Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Turkey Suspends Trade And Defense Ties With Israel

Turkey Suspends Trade, Defense Ties With Israel -- Voice of America

Turkey says it is "totally suspending" all trade and military ties with Israel as relations between the two countries continue to worsen.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the freeze Tuesday, a day after Turkey ordered all senior Israeli diplomats to leave the country by Wednesday.

Erdogan also said he may visit the Gaza Strip, but would finalize plans after speaking to Egyptian officials. He is planning to visit Egypt later this month.

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Turkey suspends Israel defence ties over Gaza aid raid -- BBC
Turkey’s Erdogan Reduces Ties With Israel -- Bloomberg
Turkey Suspending Trade, Military Ties with Israel -- IBTimes
Israeli-Turkish Rupture Deepens -- Wall Street Journal
Turkey suspends military ties with Israel -- The Guardian
Diplomatic Strains Intensify Between Turkey and Israel -- New York Times
Turkey: Suspension of trade won't apply to private sector -- YNet News
Turkey clarifies: Trade sanctions against Israel include only defense industry -- Haaretz
Turkey raising naval presence amid tension with Israel -- Reuters

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