Gaza flotilla raid

Turkey has asked Israeli Ambassador to Ankara Eitan Naeh to "temporarily leave the country" in reaction to the killing of scores of Palestinian protestors by Israeli security forces, while the Turkish envoy to Tel Aviv has arrived in Ankara after being called back for consultations.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on May 14 condemned the "humanitarian tragedy" in Gaza, describing Israeli violence against Palestinian protesters as "genocide."

Iran on May 11 condemned Israel's air raids in Syria, saying they had been launched on "invented pretexts". 

A Turkish soldier on compulsory military service in the Marmara province of Bursa died on Nov. 29, 54 days after being beaten with a helmet by his senior.

Kemal Gümüş, a journalist for the Turkish daily Star, said on Nov. 23 that he was deported from Israel on grounds that he was among the passengers of the Mavi Marmara flotilla to Gaza in 2010 which was raided by Israeli forces.

Trade ties between Turkey and Israel increased even during times of diplomatic tension, and a developing diamond business is contributing hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars to this trade, according to Shai Cohen, Israel's outgoing consul general to Istanbul.

The Turkish government has delivered the necessary compensation to the families of the victims of Israel's 2010 raid on the Mavi Marmara flotilla, Finance Minister Naci Ağbal said on June 23, after controversy over delayed payments.

Compensation worth $20 million provided by Israel over the killing of Turkish activists onboard the Mavi Marmara ship in May 2010 has yet to be paid to the victims, triggering angry debate and criticism of the Turkish government.

A man arrested on suspicion of planning a terrorist act on Thursday, carrying knives near Prime Minister Theresa May’s office, was on a ship raided by Israeli soldiers in 2010, sources familiar with the investigation have told Reuters.

"We could have Israeli gas in Turkey in the next three to four years," said Shaul Meridor, the Israeli Energy Ministry's director general, at the eighth annual Atlantic Council Istanbul Summit.