Erdogan keeps demanding apology from Israel

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated Turkey's expectations from Israel for the May 31 raid on Gaza-bound aid flotilla in which eight Turks and an American of Turkish origin were killed, the Anatolian Agency reported.

"We have three expectations from Israel. We demand an apology, compensation for the families of victims and an end to Gaza blockade," Erdogan told a joint press conference in Serbia.

"We will be a close follower of our expectations until the end," Erdogan said.

Erdogan also accused U.S. administration of standing aloof from the death of a 19-year-old American citizen, Furkan Dogan.

"It is meaningful that the U.S. administration is not interested in death of American citizen Furkan Dogan just because he is of Turkish origin. We expect U.S. administration to follow it," he said. "The U.S. administration remains silent on the issue."

Upon a question on terrorism, Erdogan said, "I'd like to reiterate my call to EU member countries. Terrorism is not a problem of only Turkey. Terrorism is a trouble for humanity."