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The Gaza flotilla event on the 31st of March put Turkey in the forefront of the debate in world politics, by raising one more time a lot of questions and doubts about Turkey’s strategic position between the West and the Muslim world. As the flotilla aimed at breaking the Gaza blockade by bringing aid, Israel military forces attacked the ships of the Freedom Flotilla. The flotilla was organized mainly by the Turkish Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (referred to as IHH in Turkish), which has a reputation of being a religious organization. The international group of activists mobilized by IHH received global support from pro-Palestinian peace activists across the world.
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Turam, B. (2012). Introduction: Secular State and Pious Muslims: Neither Eternal Rivals nor Allies for Life. In: Turam, B. (eds) Secular State and Religious Society. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137010643_1
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