ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's deputy prime minister says talks between Israel and Turkey on compensation for the victims of a deadly Israel raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla have stalled over disagreement on the legal definition of the damages.
Bulent Arinc said that Israel wanted to make a voluntary payment, while Turkey insists that Israel accept liability for a "wrongful act." His comments were reported Thursday by Today's Zaman and Hurriyet newspapers.
The two countries have been working on repairing ties that were cut after the 2010 raid, which killed eight Turks and one Turkish-American, when Israeli commandos stormed the ship.
Israel apologized to Turkey for the deaths and agreed to pay compensation for the victims as part of a U.S.-brokered rapprochement.
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