Turkey Denies 'Energy, Defense Cooperiton With Israel'

Turkey has refuted claims that it is cooperating with Israel in the fields of energy and defense.



The Turkish foreign ministry, in a written statement released Tuesday, dismissed claims made to the contrary by some news organizations.



 Diplomatic relations with Israel had already been downgraded following the 2010 Israeli attack on the Turkish aid flotilla Mavi Marmara off the coast of the besieged Palestinian enclave, an attack in which 10 activists were killed. 



Since then military relations with Israel have also been suspended. 



Earlier, Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz had also rejected claims that the country sold jet fuel or gas to Israel.



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