Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 17
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Israel will pay Turkey a compensation of $20 million for the Freedom Flotilla incident, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said, Yenisafak newspaper reported Aug. 17.
Bozdag said the amount will be paid in the next 25 days.
Earlier, Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Israel accepted all the conditions of Turkey for repairing relations.
He said Israel also agreed to end the blockade of the Gaza Strip with Turkey’s mediation.
Turkey signed an agreement with Israel on repairing the relations June 28.
Relations between Israel and Turkey deteriorated after the Freedom Flotilla incident in 2010, when a convoy of six ships, including one flying Turkey's flag, tried to approach the Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid and activists on board.
The flotilla was blocked and stormed by Israeli forces, with eight Turkish citizens being killed as a result.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Israel should apologize for the Freedom Flotilla incident, pay compensation to the families of those killed, and end the blockade of the Gaza Strip.
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