"Sponsor of Flotilla Tied to Elite of Turkey
Tyler Hicks/The New York Times
Nursema, 10, a daughter of Ali Haydar Bengi, who was among the nine Turks killed during an Israeli raid on a flotilla trying to run the Gaza blockade.
By DAN BILEFSKY and SEBNEM ARSU
Published: July 15, 2010
ISTANBUL — The Turkish charity that led the flotilla involved in a deadly Israeli raid has extensive connections with Turkey’s political elite, and the group’s efforts to challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza received support at the top levels of the governing party, Turkish diplomats and government officials said."
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