Turkey’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced on September 17, that Turkey does not need US intervention in resolving issues with Israel, Agence France-Presse reports.

“Turkey does not need US intervention in resolving relations with Israel,” according to the Minister.

Turkey-Israel relations deteriorated sharply following Israel’s refusal to apologize for the demise of Turkey’s citizens in the assault of the peace flotilla in May 2010, which caused the death of 9 Turkish citizens. According to reports, Ankara is going to direct some military vessels to the Israeli shore.