Israel withdrew its military instructors from Turkey
World, 22-03-2012Israeli military experts to train Turkish officers to fly combat drones Heron, pull out of Turkey, Turkish media reported. Nezavaisimo that courses are not completed at the current conditions, Israeli experts are unable to remain in Turkish air base in Batman and test flights are withdrawn. After the Israeli attack on "freedom of the fleet," loaded with humanitarian aid for the population of Gaza and the killing of nine Turkish nationals on the ship "Mavi Marmara" relations between Turkey and Israel are very strained.
Turkey urged the international community to impose sanctions on Israel and the countries gross violation international law. C. "Hyurriet" notes that the Turkish delegation had to go to Israel for testing and purchase of 4 drones Heron, whose price Turkey has long been paid has canceled his visit at the last moment on the order of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Earlier, Turkish Defense Minister said that despite the diplomatic crisis will occur complications in the purchase of four aircraft. In 2004 Israel signed a contract to supply Turkey with 10 drones Heron, which received $ 183 million so far, however, based on Air Force Batman Turkey are delivered only 6 of them. "It is obvious that in recent months, Israel tightened conscious process of testing and delivery of the Turkish Air Force," says the Turkish edition. "During the summer months when in southeast Turkey intensified terrorist attacks, the country can not even use these drones available," said the newspaper.
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