Raid on flotilla puts final nail in coffin of Turkish ties with Israel
As details slowly emerge in the wake of Israel’s deadly attack on a flotilla of aid ships bound for the Gaza Strip, leaders from Turkey’s ruling and opposition parties raise their voices to condemn the action. It is the latest and worst incident in a long line of troublesome encounters over the last year and a half between the two NATO allies and some say this could be the final act. ‘Our relations will never be the same,’ says a member of the ruling AKP. Hürriyet Daily News: Families of those attacked on Turkish aid ship devastated. NYT: “This will be perceived as a kind of declaration of war on Turkey. Political dialogue will cease. It’s not possible to contain the deterioration in relations anymore.”