Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will flex its naval muscles in the eastern Mediterranean, providing a warship escort for any Gaza aid vessels. Photograph: Umit Bektas/ReutersTurkish Warships Will Escort Gaza Aid Vessels, Pledges Turkish PM -- The Guardian
Erdogan makes pledge as Israeli-Turkish relations plummet following UN report into last year's Gaza flotilla raid.
Turkish warships will escort any Turkish aid vessels to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister, has announced.
He also said Turkey had taken steps to stop Israel unilaterally exploiting natural resources from the eastern Mediterranean, according to al-Jazeera's Arabic translation of excerpts of an interview conducted in Turkish.
His comments came after Turkey's ruling party said the country's ties to Israel could be normalised if the Jewish state apologised for the killing of nine pro-Palestinian activists last year and accepted it should pay compensation to their families.
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More News On Turkey's Willingness To Escort Turkish Aid Ships To Gaza
Turkey 'to escort Gaza aid ships' amid row with Israel -- BBC
Turkish PM: Warships will escort future aid vessels to Gaza -- Jerusalem Post
Erdogan threatens to send gunboats with next flotilla -- Jerusalem Post
Turkey: Warships will back next flotilla -- Ynet News
Turkish warships will protect Gaza aid convoys: PM -- AFP
Turkey Takes a Harder Line Abroad -- Wall Street Journal
Analysis: Turkey's gunboat diplomacy makes waves in region -- Reuters
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