(NEWS) Obama Gave Erdogan Ultimatum

"US may ban weapon sales if Turkey-Israel relations don't improve.

US President Barack Obama personally warned Turkish Prime Minster Recep Tayyip Erodgan that the US will not sell weapons to Turkey if it does not change its position towards Israel, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

The ultimatum is particularly important to Turkey, who was reportedly planning to buy American drone aircraft to attack Kurdish group PKK after the US pulls out of Iraq next year."



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(NEWS) IHH Linked To Turkish President Erdogan

"The IHH 'charity,' which attacked Israeli Navy commandos and which has been termed a terrorist group by Germany, is in cahoots with the governing Turkish party led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according a report in The New York Times.

The IHH has been exposed as a charity front for terror since the May 31 clash on the high seas when it supposedly was bringing humanitarian aid on a peace mission as a guise to break Israel’s sovereignty over the coastal waters of Hamas-controlled Gaza."

(NEWS) Obama Warns Erdogan International Gaza Flotilla Probe Bad For Turkey

"Following the Israeli Navy commandos' raid in May in which nine Turkish activists were killed Turkey has demanded international probe.

United States President Barak Obama warned Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that an international probe into Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla could have negative consequences for Turkey, British Arabic-language daily al-Hayat reported Saturday.

According to the report, Obama warned Erdogan that the international probe which Turkey has demanded could turn into a 'double edged sword,' as it could lead to accusations against the passengers on board the Turkish-flagged Mavi Marmara ship, some of whom were members of the pro-Palestinian IHH organization."

(NEWS) Erdogan: Turkey Still Friend To Israel

"Turkish PM tells Charlie Rose US must take leading role in aftermath of flotilla raid because one of those killed was American citizen. IHH calls commando raid 'terrorist attack'

Turkey remains 'a friend to Israel,' but the government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is 'the biggest barrier to peace' in the Middle East, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

In an in interview with PBS television’s Charlie Rose aired late Monday, Erdogan called on the US to take a leading role in dealing with the aftermath of Israel’s May 31 commando raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, during which nine Turkish naitonals were killed."

(NEWS) Erdogan: 'Israel Must Apologize For Gaza'

"In TV interview, Erdogan says Turkey won't mediate Syria peace talks.

Israel must apologize for its treatment of the Gaza Strip before it can continue peace talks with Syria, Turkish Prime Minister Recept Tayyip Erdogan said Monday night, in a television interview with Charlie Rose.

Without apologizing for the Gaza blockade, Turkey will not continue to play a mediator role in the indirect talks, Erdogan threatened."

(NEWS) Erdogan Bans Israel From Airspace

"Turkey reportedly refuses flyover rights to Israeli planes.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday announced that Israel will no longer use Turkish airspace, according to an Anatolian state-run news agency report.

The report quoted Erdogan telling reporters in Canada that Turkey imposed a ban on flights after the May 31 Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. He did not elaborate on whether the ban includes civilian flights."

(NEWS) Mossad Hit Men Targeted Erdogan

"The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad has failed in an attempt to assassinate Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a Jordanian weekly says.

Informed sources in Turkey say that the Mossad plot has been foiled by the country's security forces, al-Manar quoted a report in the most recent edition of the Al-Majd weekly as saying."

(NEWS) Terrorist States Iran & Turkey Join Forces To ’Fight Terror’

"Iran and Turkey, which boast support of the Hamas terrorist organization, now are cooperating 'closely in fighting terrorism,' according to Iran’s Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar."

(NEWS) Turkish Diplomats Slam Erdogan's 'Adventurous' Policy

"Retired ambassadors issue statement saying PM may be caught up in neo-Ottomanism. 'Those who claim to know history well must remember misfortunes brought to our country because of imaginative cheap hopes,' they say"

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(NEWS) Minister Misezhnikov: Turkey Not The Enemy – Erdogan Is

"Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov slammed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday and said, 'Turkey is not an enemy state, the Turkish people are not the enemy, but they are currently being led by an enemy of Israel.'"

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(NEWS) Erdogan: Turkey's Problem With Israel's Government, Not Its People

"Turkey PM says the country will continue to fight Israel's 'piracy,' seek solutions to fight Gaza flotilla raid within international law."

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(NEWS) Criticism In Turkey: Erdogan Knew Gaza Sail Would Be Violent

"PM dismiss claims, says tried to convince IHH to call off flotilla; columnists warn Turkey aligning itself with Iran, Syria, Hamas and Hezbollah. 'We must be careful,' opposition leader says."

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My Opinion

Of course he knew, it was part of his plan, it gave him a public reason to cancel ties with Israel so that Turkey could join the Islamic regime with Iran and Syria - It just shows the weakness of the Islamic regime, that they all need to gang up together in order to solve their problems...weak weak weak...

(NEWS) Erdogan, Putin: Israel Won’t Get Our Gas

"Russia, Turkey denies Israel fuel due to 'economic considerations.'"

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(NEWS) Turkey's Erdogan Bears Responsibility In Flotilla Fiasco

"WESTERN GOVERNMENTS have been right to be concerned about Israel's poor judgment and botched execution in the raid against the Free Gaza flotilla. But they ought to be at least as worried about the Turkish government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which since Monday has shown a sympathy toward Islamic militants and a penchant for grotesque demagoguery toward Israel that ought to be unacceptable for a member of NATO."

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(NEWS) Erdogan Considering Visiting Gaza To 'Break Blockade'

"Turkish PM may visit Gaza, ask Turkish Navy to accompany another aid flotilla, according to Lebanese newspaper; Turkish military opposes cutting security ties with Israel."

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