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Source: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=aid-ships-to-raise-awareness-blockade-in-gaza-2010-05-24
Turkish Aid Ships Steam toward Gaza
(Hurriyet-Turkey) Sevim Songun - The Turkish passenger ship Mavi Marmara was to leave Turkey on Tuesday with two cargo ships and join six more ships organized by the Free Gaza organization. The humanitarian aid and purchasing of Turkish ships were organized by the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), and the other ships are supported by England, Ireland, Kuwait and Greece. Israel's Ambassador to Ankara Gabby Levy said, "The sole purpose of these activities is to create provocations that pose security risks to the State of Israel." Serkan Nergis, IHH's press coordinator, said, "These ships have the Turkish flag on them. Anything that is going to be done to them is also done to Turkey, and they will have a diplomatic response."