ISTANBUL - The Turkish foreign minister said on Monday that the future of agreements with Israel depended on Israel's attitude.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the future of bilateral agreements between Turkey and Israel was related with Israel's stance.
"If Israel gives green light to formation of an international committee and is ready to answer questions of the committee, Turkish-Israeli relations will have a different course. Otherwise, Turkish-Israeli relations cannot be normalized," Davutoglu told a press conference in Istanbul.
Nine people, including eight Turkish and one U.S. citizen of Turkish descent, died when Israeli forces raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on May 31. Around 30 people were wounded in the attack.
The Turkish minister defined the Israeli attack on aid flotilla as a problem between Israel and international community and international law, not a problem between Turkey and Israel.
Davutoglu said international community was facing a serious problem, and enumerated the prior question as if a country had the right to intervene in a civilian ship that was sailing in international waters.
The minister said United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon proposed to set up an international committee to deal with the issue, and Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accepted that proposal.
"If Israel thinks it has protected its national interests and rights, it should declare that it accepts formation of an international committee. Otherwise, it means that they are hiding some facts," Davutoglu said.
Davutoglu also said Turkey would never let any country to hurt Turkish citizens on purpose, and every one would have to face the consequences.
Turkey's Ambassador to Israel Oguz Celikkol arrived in Turkey on June 3 after Turkey had called him back due to the raid of Israeli navy forces on a convoy of aid ships of Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza.