Reply #22: This is correct...

[Imajika]

This used to be the kind of thing Turkey tried to prevent. Prior to the current rise of the Islamists, Turkey would never have allowed those ships to fly the Turkish flag at all. Turkey would not have allowed itself to get drawn into a fight with Israel.

The religious right is in charge now though and this is precisely the fight they wanted. It has been inevitable for awhile, and probably signals the end of Turkey choosing the Western sphere of influence and instead aligning itself with the arab bloc.

Funny that people will cheer this because they object to Israel's actions, yet seem to have no clue what they are suppporting. This same Turkish government they are applauding is rapidly eroding Turkey's secular nation and moving it towards being a religious state instead.