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| Turks threaten break with Israel | Turks threaten break with Israel |
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| There were large-scale Turkish protests against Israel's naval raid | There were large-scale Turkish protests against Israel's naval raid |
| Turkey has for the first time threatened to break diplomatic ties with Israel over its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May. | Turkey has for the first time threatened to break diplomatic ties with Israel over its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in May. |
| Turkey's foreign minister said a break could only be averted if Israel either apologised or accepted the outcome of an international inquiry into the raid. | Turkey's foreign minister said a break could only be averted if Israel either apologised or accepted the outcome of an international inquiry into the raid. |
| The Israeli government said it had nothing to apologise for. | The Israeli government said it had nothing to apologise for. |
| Ankara curtailed diplomatic relations with Israel after the naval raid, in which nine Turks were killed. | Ankara curtailed diplomatic relations with Israel after the naval raid, in which nine Turks were killed. |
| Turkey - which until recently was Israel's most important Muslim ally - withdrew its ambassador and demanded that the Israelis issue an apology, agree to a United Nations inquiry and compensate the victims' families. | Turkey - which until recently was Israel's most important Muslim ally - withdrew its ambassador and demanded that the Israelis issue an apology, agree to a United Nations inquiry and compensate the victims' families. |
| A Turkish foreign ministry official told the BBC relations with Israel had hit rock bottom, but Ankara would not rush into cutting ties. | A Turkish foreign ministry official told the BBC relations with Israel had hit rock bottom, but Ankara would not rush into cutting ties. |
| Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey would be satisfied with the ongoing Israeli inquiry if that found Israel to be at fault. | Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey would be satisfied with the ongoing Israeli inquiry if that found Israel to be at fault. |
| Mr Davutoglu told Hurriyet newspaper: "[The Israelis] will either apologise or acknowledge an international, impartial inquiry and its conclusion. Otherwise, our diplomatic ties will be cut off." | Mr Davutoglu told Hurriyet newspaper: "[The Israelis] will either apologise or acknowledge an international, impartial inquiry and its conclusion. Otherwise, our diplomatic ties will be cut off." |
| He also said there was now a blanket ban in place on all Israeli military aircraft using Turkish airspace, not just on a case-by-case basis. | He also said there was now a blanket ban in place on all Israeli military aircraft using Turkish airspace, not just on a case-by-case basis. |
| Air space ban | Air space ban |
| The BBC's Jonathan Head in Istanbul says that Turkey appears to be hardening its stance towards Israel, just five days after a surprise meeting between Mr Davutoglu and Israeli Trade Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer in Switzerland. | The BBC's Jonathan Head in Istanbul says that Turkey appears to be hardening its stance towards Israel, just five days after a surprise meeting between Mr Davutoglu and Israeli Trade Minister Benjamin Ben Eliezer in Switzerland. |
| Reacting to the new Turkish stance, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said: "We don't have any intention to apologise." | |
| Foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor told AFP news agency: "When you want want an apology, you don't use threats or ultimatums." | |
| Israel says its commandos acted in self-defence after being attacked by activists wielding clubs and knives as the troops boarded one of the aid convoy ships. | Israel says its commandos acted in self-defence after being attacked by activists wielding clubs and knives as the troops boarded one of the aid convoy ships. |
| Activists on board the Mavi Marmara say lethal force was used from the start of the raid by Israeli forces. | |
| The vessel was part of a flotilla trying to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. | The vessel was part of a flotilla trying to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. |
| Israel says the blockade is needed to prevent the supply of arms to Islamist group Hamas, which controls the territory. | Israel says the blockade is needed to prevent the supply of arms to Islamist group Hamas, which controls the territory. |
| Turkey and Israel forged strong military and trade ties following Ankara's recognition of Israel in 1949. | Turkey and Israel forged strong military and trade ties following Ankara's recognition of Israel in 1949. |
| But relations have cooled in recent years. The Turkish government headed by the AK Party - which has Islamist roots - strongly criticised the raid launched by Israel in Gaza in December 2008. | But relations have cooled in recent years. The Turkish government headed by the AK Party - which has Islamist roots - strongly criticised the raid launched by Israel in Gaza in December 2008. |
| In January 2009, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stormed out of the World Economic Forum in Davos, after a clash with Israeli President Shimon Peres. | In January 2009, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stormed out of the World Economic Forum in Davos, after a clash with Israeli President Shimon Peres. |
| In January this year, Israel was forced to apologise over the way its deputy foreign minister treated the Turkish ambassador. | In January this year, Israel was forced to apologise over the way its deputy foreign minister treated the Turkish ambassador. |