Turkiye has requested Interpol to issue a red notice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an ongoing prosecution over an attack on activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said Friday.
In a statement posted on Turkish social media platform NSosyal, Gurlek said judicial proceedings were continuing before Istanbul’s 11th High Criminal Court against 35 defendants, including Netanyahu and Afek Moskovitch, over the incident in international waters.
He said arrest warrants issued for Netanyahu and Moskovitch on July 14, 2026, on charges of “genocide” prompted the Justice Ministry to ask the Interior Ministry to seek Interpol red notices for the two suspects.
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The relevant documents have also been forwarded to the Foreign Ministry, Gurlek said.
