The chief editor of Turkish Haberturk daily Fatih Altay said there is no need for a sharp response to the Israeli operations. He stressed the incident is not a reason for war. Israel’s feelings should be respected. If some fools decide to carry humanitarian aid to the PKK (Kurdish Workers Party; in U.S., Europe, it is considered a terrorist organization) and try to drop an anchor in Iskenderun port, what would Turkey’s reaction be, he asked.

Turkish TV viewers were enraged at the journalist for comparing the supporters carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip and with European “fools.”

Israeli troops stormed an international flotilla with humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, According to Israeli mass media, at least 19 people were killed during the military operation. After the incident Turkey recalled its Ambassador from Israel and canceled the planned Turkish-Israeli military maneuvers.