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'''MV ''{{lang|tr|Mavi Marmara}}''''' ({{lang-en|Blue Marmara}}, where MV is an abbreviation of [[Motor Vessel|motor vessel]]) is a [[Comoros]]-flagged <ref>{{cite news|title=İsrail ‘uluslararası suları’ kabul etti|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya/14896132.asp|date=1 June 2010}}</ref> passenger ship, which was formerly owned and operated by [[İDO|İDO Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc.]] on the line [[Sarayburnu]], Istanbul-[[Marmara Island]]-[[Avşa|Avşa Island]] in the [[Sea of Marmara]]. Built at the Golden Gate Shipyard by Turkish Shipbuilding Co. in 1994, the ship has a capacity of 1,080 passengers.<ref name="ido">{{cite web |url=http://www.ido.com.tr/index.cfm?page=SubPage&textid=846&kapsam=7&ln=tr |publisher=IDO |title=Mavi Marmara Yolcu Gemisi |language=Turkish |accessdate=2010-05-31 }}</ref>
== Gaza Freedom Flotilla ==
{{details|Gaza flotilla raid}}
The ship was purchased in 2010 by the [[IHH (Turkish NGO)|IHH]], an [[Islam]]ic [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[NGO]] active as a charity organization in more than 115 countries.<ref name=BBC_01June2010a>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/10202678.stm |title=Profile: Free Gaza Movement |author= |date=1 June 2010 |work=BBC News|publisher=BBC |accessdate=29 April 2011}}</ref> The group has represented its Turkish language name in English in various ways, "IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ihh.org.tr/ihh-dan-israil-raporuna-aciklama/en/|title=IHH Statement Regarding The Israeli Report|quote=IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation continues to insist on its request for an international probe to independently investigate the Israeli attack on Mavi Marmara.}}</ref> among them. It has held [[Special Consultative Status]] with the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]] since 2004, <ref name="ecosoc">{{Cite web|title=Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief, The |url=http://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&tab=1&profileCode=2525 |publisher=NGO Branch, [[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs]]|accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref><ref name="ecosocNGOlist">{{Cite web|title=List of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council as of 1 September 2009 | url=http://esango.un.org/paperless/content/E2009INF4.pdf |publisher=[[United Nations Economic and Social Council]] |accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref> and is endorsed by international figures that include South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire.<ref name=BBC_01June2010a/><ref name=Telegraph_31May2010a>{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/7790919/Gaza-flotilla-the-Free-Gaza-Movement-and-the-IHH.html |title=Gaza flotilla: the Free Gaza Movement and the IHH |author= Spencer, Richard |date=31 May 2010 |publisher= ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' |accessdate=29 April 2011}}</ref> Israel's [[Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center]], an NGO with close ties to the Israeli Defense Forces, along with multiple Israeli governmental officials have alleged that the IHH supports terrorism, has smuggled arms on behalf of terrorist groups, and has links to al-Qaeda and other Jihadist groups.<ref name=BBC_01June2010a/><ref name=Telegraph_31May2010a/> The IHH denies these claims, and Greta Berlin, a director of the [[Free Gaza Movement]], called the claims "utterly scurrilous", characterizing them as an attempt by the Israeli government to discredit the movement.<ref name=BBC_01June2010a/>
The IHH acquired the ''Mavi Marmara'' at a cost of $800,000, to be defrayed by public donations, as no shipowner was willing to risk their vessel on the journey.<ref name="hurriyet-turkish rights">{{cite news|title=Turkish rights group's cargo ship to set sail with Gaza aid|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=cargo-ship-will-set-out-to-gaza-to-deliver-aid-2010-04-13|work=Hürriyet|date=13 May 2010}}</ref> The ship took part in a flotilla of ships operated by activist groups from 37 different countries with the intention of directly confronting the [[Gaza blockade|Israeli blockade over Gaza]]. On 30 May 2010, while in [[international waters]] and en route to Gaza, Israeli Naval Forces communicated that a naval blockade over the Gaza area was in force and ordered the ships to follow them to [[Ashdod Port]] or to be boarded, the ships declined and were boarded in international waters.The boarding started at 2 a.m. on 31 May 2010 and was completed by 8 a.m. Reports from journalists on the ship and from the UN report on the incident concluded that the Israeli military opened fire with live rounds before boarding the ship.<ref>http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/15session/A.HRC.15.21_en.pdf</ref><ref>http://english.aljazeera.net/video/middleeast/2010/06/201063123021327499.html</ref><ref name=JPOST0531>{{cite web|last=KATZ|first=YAAKOV|title=Navy commandos:‘They came for war’|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=177040|publisher=Jerusalem Post|accessdate=20 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="APDetailsEmerge">{{cite news|title=Details emerge of bloodshed aboard Gaza-bound ship|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4FlVwMgaQcImeSQwTKnGrH2VZUAD9G3CKJO0|date=2 June 2010|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5qHYg61LU|archivedate=6 June 2010}}</ref> In the violent clash that followed, nine activists were killed (according to the UN Report<ref>[http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/15session/A.HRC.15.21_en.pdf Human Rights Council. Fifteenth session]</ref>), and several dozen activists were injured. Israel stated that at least seven of its IDF soldiers were injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/10195838.stm|title=Deaths as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid ship|publisher=BBC News|date=31 May 2010}}</ref>
The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that "the Mavi Marmara (passenger ship) did not carry any humanitarian aid, except for the passengers' personal belongings."They also stated that other ships in the aid convoy actually carried the aid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2010/Equipment_aid_Gaza_flotilla_7-Jun-2010.htm|title=Summary of equipment and aid aboard the Gaza flotilla|publisher=Israel MFA|date=7 Jun 2010}}</ref> Turkish journalist Sefik Dink writes that "the ship carried no humanitarian aid, but had on board a large number of Islamist activists spoiling for martyrdom".<ref>[http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/ruth-dudley-edwards/ruth-dudley-edwards-gazabound-vessel-really-a-ship-of-fools-2806080.html Gaza-bound vessel really a ship of fools ]</ref>
[[Israel]] said that they found knives, metal and wood sticks in the ship.<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2010/Maj-Gen-res_Eiland_presents_conclusions_examination_team_12-Jul-2010.htm Maj-Gen (res.) Eiland presents conclusions of examination team 12 Jul 2010]</ref> The UN report stated that knives from the ship's kitchens (plus one traditional, ceremonial knife), some catapults (slingshots) and metal pipes the passengers cut from the ship's railings were found. Turkey unveiled its final report on Israeli attack on Gaza-bound aid convoy on 11 Feb 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=364071|title=Turkey unveils its final report on Israeli attack on Gaza-bound aid convoy|publisher=Turkish Press|date=11 Feb 2011}}</ref>
==Release and return home==
[[File:Mavi Marmara 2010-12-26.JPG|thumb|375px|''Mavi Marmara'' making a tour of Istanbul harbour on the occasion of her return to Istanbul]]
Israeli government decided on July 23, 2010 to release the three ships of the Gaza Freedom flotilla, two of which were forced to moor at the [[Port of Haifa]] and the third one at the [[Port of Ashdod]] since then. To bring the ships back home, three [[tugboat]]s were dispatched from Turkey. ''Mavi Marmara'' was towed by ''Ocean Ergun'' in a two-day ride to the Port of [[Iskenderun]] arriving an August 7, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya/15485007.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=Mavi Marmara gemisi Türkiye doğru yola çıkıyor |date=2010-08-04 |language=Turkish }}</ref>
The damage on the ship was visible from far even though nobody was permitted to board her due to investigations underway by the public prosecutor and insurance people. There were some broken windows on the ship and also bullet holes on the glass of the [[pilothouse]]. The IHH emblem on the ship's [[port (nautical)|port side]] was over-painted white.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/15505285.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=‘Mavi Marmara' İskenderun'da |date=2010-08-07 |language=Turkish }}</ref> Forensic teams identified some 250 bullet holes in the ship, many of which were painted or plastered over by Israel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalDetay&ArticleID=1013066&Date=11.08.2010&CategoryID=77|newspaper=[[Radikal]]|date=2010-08-10|language=Turkish}}</ref>
The ship returned to [[Istanbul]] harbour on December 26, 2010, in a welcoming ceremony attended by thousands.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-230733-thousands-greets-mavi-marmara-aid-ship.html |newspaper=[[Today's Zaman]] |title=Thousands greets Mavi Marmara aid ship |date=2010-12-26}}</ref>
==Freedom Flotilla II==
{{main|Freedom Flotilla II}}
A coalition of 22 [[NGO]]s announced on 9 May 2011 that Freedom Flotilla II was planned for the third week of June.<ref name="NYT_11May2011a">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/world/middleeast/12iht-M12-TURK-FLEET.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |title=A Year After Israeli Raid, 2nd Flotilla to Set Sail for Gaza |date=11 May 2011}}</ref> The ''Financial Times'' reported on 17 June 2011 that the Mavi Marmara would not be sailing, as previously announced. The [[IHH_(Turkish_NGO)|IHH]] said that after damage caused last year to the ship, that it was not in a position to put to sea. The group stressed that it would still be part of the new flotilla; members of the group will board other ships in the effort. <ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec4ab2dc-98eb-11e0-bd66-00144feab49a.html#axzz1Q5NwJZP2 Turkish flagship pulls out of Gaza flotilla}</ref>
==Ship's registry==
* ex MS ''Beydağı''<ref name="tg"/>
==Sister ships==
* MS ''TDI Karadeniz'',<ref name="tg"/> since renamed MS ''Dream''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}}
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
==External links==
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'''MV ''{{lang|tr|Mavi Marmara}}''''' ({{lang-en|Blue Marmara}}, where MV is an abbreviation of [[Motor Vessel|motor vessel]]) is a [[Comoros]]-flagged <ref>{{cite news|title=İsrail ‘uluslararası suları’ kabul etti|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya/14896132.asp|date=1 June 2010}}</ref> passenger ship, which was formerly owned and operated by [[İDO|İDO Istanbul Fast Ferries Co. Inc.]] on the line [[Sarayburnu]], Istanbul-[[Marmara Island]]-[[Avşa|Avşa Island]] in the [[Sea of Marmara]]. Built at the Golden Gate Shipyard by Turkish Shipbuilding Co. in 1994, the ship has a capacity of 1,080 passengers.<ref name="ido">{{cite web |url=http://www.ido.com.tr/index.cfm?page=SubPage&textid=846&kapsam=7&ln=tr |publisher=IDO |title=Mavi Marmara Yolcu Gemisi |language=Turkish |accessdate=2010-05-31 }}</ref>
== Gaza Freedom Flotilla ==
{{details|Gaza flotilla raid}}
The ship was purchased in 2010 by the [[IHH (Turkish NGO)|IHH]], an [[Islam]]ic [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[NGO]] active as a charity organization in more than 115 countries.<ref name=BBC_01June2010a>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/middle_east/10202678.stm |title=Profile: Free Gaza Movement |author= |date=1 June 2010 |work=BBC News|publisher=BBC |accessdate=29 April 2011}}</ref> The group has represented its Turkish language name in English in various ways, "IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ihh.org.tr/ihh-dan-israil-raporuna-aciklama/en/|title=IHH Statement Regarding The Israeli Report|quote=IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation continues to insist on its request for an international probe to independently investigate the Israeli attack on Mavi Marmara.}}</ref> among them. It has held [[Special Consultative Status]] with the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council]] since 2004, <ref name="ecosoc">{{Cite web|title=Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief, The |url=http://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&tab=1&profileCode=2525 |publisher=NGO Branch, [[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs]]|accessdate=2010-06-02}}</ref><ref name="ecosocNGOlist">{{Cite web|title=List of non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council as of 1 September 2009 | url=http://esango.un.org/paperless/content/E2009INF4.pdf |publisher=[[United Nations Economic and Social Council]] |accessdate=2010-06-08}}</ref> and is endorsed by international figures that include South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire.<ref name=BBC_01June2010a/><ref name=Telegraph_31May2010a>{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/7790919/Gaza-flotilla-the-Free-Gaza-Movement-and-the-IHH.html |title=Gaza flotilla: the Free Gaza Movement and the IHH |author= Spencer, Richard |date=31 May 2010 |publisher= ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' |accessdate=29 April 2011}}</ref> Israel's [[Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center]], an NGO with close ties to the Israeli Defense Forces, along with multiple Israeli governmental officials have alleged that the IHH supports terrorism, has smuggled arms on behalf of terrorist groups, and has links to al-Qaeda and other Jihadist groups.<ref name=BBC_01June2010a/><ref name=Telegraph_31May2010a/> The IHH denies these claims, and Greta Berlin, a director of the [[Free Gaza Movement]], called the claims "utterly scurrilous", characterizing them as an attempt by the Israeli government to discredit the movement.<ref name=BBC_01June2010a/>
The IHH acquired the ''Mavi Marmara'' at a cost of $800,000, to be defrayed by public donations, as no shipowner was willing to risk their vessel on the journey.<ref name="hurriyet-turkish rights">{{cite news|title=Turkish rights group's cargo ship to set sail with Gaza aid|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=cargo-ship-will-set-out-to-gaza-to-deliver-aid-2010-04-13|work=Hürriyet|date=13 May 2010}}</ref> The ship took part in a flotilla of ships operated by activist groups from 37 different countries with the intention of directly confronting the [[Gaza blockade|Israeli blockade over Gaza]]. On 30 May 2010, while in [[international waters]] and en route to Gaza, Israeli Naval Forces communicated that a naval blockade over the Gaza area was in force and ordered the ships to follow them to [[Ashdod Port]] or to be boarded, the ships declined and were boarded in international waters.The boarding started at 2 a.m. on 31 May 2010 and was completed by 8 a.m. Reports from journalists on the ship and from the UN report on the incident concluded that the Israeli military opened fire with live rounds before boarding the ship.<ref>http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/15session/A.HRC.15.21_en.pdf</ref><ref>http://english.aljazeera.net/video/middleeast/2010/06/201063123021327499.html</ref><ref name=JPOST0531>{{cite web|last=KATZ|first=YAAKOV|title=Navy commandos:‘They came for war’|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=177040|publisher=Jerusalem Post|accessdate=20 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="APDetailsEmerge">{{cite news|title=Details emerge of bloodshed aboard Gaza-bound ship|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4FlVwMgaQcImeSQwTKnGrH2VZUAD9G3CKJO0|date=2 June 2010|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5qHYg61LU|archivedate=6 June 2010}}</ref> In the violent clash that followed, nine activists were killed (according to the UN Report<ref>[http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/docs/15session/A.HRC.15.21_en.pdf Human Rights Council. Fifteenth session]</ref>), and several dozen activists were injured. Israel stated that at least seven of its IDF soldiers were injured.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/10195838.stm|title=Deaths as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid ship|publisher=BBC News|date=31 May 2010}}</ref>
The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that "the Mavi Marmara (passenger ship) did not carry any humanitarian aid, except for the passengers' personal belongings."They also stated that other ships in the aid convoy actually carried the aid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2010/Equipment_aid_Gaza_flotilla_7-Jun-2010.htm|title=Summary of equipment and aid aboard the Gaza flotilla|publisher=Israel MFA|date=7 Jun 2010}}</ref>
[[Israel]] said that they found knives, metal and wood sticks in the ship.<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Communiques/2010/Maj-Gen-res_Eiland_presents_conclusions_examination_team_12-Jul-2010.htm Maj-Gen (res.) Eiland presents conclusions of examination team 12 Jul 2010]</ref> The UN report stated that knives from the ship's kitchens (plus one traditional, ceremonial knife), some catapults (slingshots) and metal pipes the passengers cut from the ship's railings were found. Turkey unveiled its final report on Israeli attack on Gaza-bound aid convoy on 11 Feb 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=364071|title=Turkey unveils its final report on Israeli attack on Gaza-bound aid convoy|publisher=Turkish Press|date=11 Feb 2011}}</ref>
==Release and return home==
[[File:Mavi Marmara 2010-12-26.JPG|thumb|375px|''Mavi Marmara'' making a tour of Istanbul harbour on the occasion of her return to Istanbul]]
Israeli government decided on July 23, 2010 to release the three ships of the Gaza Freedom flotilla, two of which were forced to moor at the [[Port of Haifa]] and the third one at the [[Port of Ashdod]] since then. To bring the ships back home, three [[tugboat]]s were dispatched from Turkey. ''Mavi Marmara'' was towed by ''Ocean Ergun'' in a two-day ride to the Port of [[Iskenderun]] arriving an August 7, 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya/15485007.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=Mavi Marmara gemisi Türkiye doğru yola çıkıyor |date=2010-08-04 |language=Turkish }}</ref>
The damage on the ship was visible from far even though nobody was permitted to board her due to investigations underway by the public prosecutor and insurance people. There were some broken windows on the ship and also bullet holes on the glass of the [[pilothouse]]. The IHH emblem on the ship's [[port (nautical)|port side]] was over-painted white.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/15505285.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=‘Mavi Marmara' İskenderun'da |date=2010-08-07 |language=Turkish }}</ref> Forensic teams identified some 250 bullet holes in the ship, many of which were painted or plastered over by Israel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalDetay&ArticleID=1013066&Date=11.08.2010&CategoryID=77|newspaper=[[Radikal]]|date=2010-08-10|language=Turkish}}</ref>
The ship returned to [[Istanbul]] harbour on December 26, 2010, in a welcoming ceremony attended by thousands.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.todayszaman.com/news-230733-thousands-greets-mavi-marmara-aid-ship.html |newspaper=[[Today's Zaman]] |title=Thousands greets Mavi Marmara aid ship |date=2010-12-26}}</ref>
==Freedom Flotilla II==
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A coalition of 22 [[NGO]]s announced on 9 May 2011 that Freedom Flotilla II was planned for the third week of June.<ref name="NYT_11May2011a">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/world/middleeast/12iht-M12-TURK-FLEET.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |title=A Year After Israeli Raid, 2nd Flotilla to Set Sail for Gaza |date=11 May 2011}}</ref> The ''Financial Times'' reported on 17 June 2011 that the Mavi Marmara would not be sailing, as previously announced. The [[IHH_(Turkish_NGO)|IHH]] said that after damage caused last year to the ship, that it was not in a position to put to sea. The group stressed that it would still be part of the new flotilla; members of the group will board other ships in the effort. <ref>[http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec4ab2dc-98eb-11e0-bd66-00144feab49a.html#axzz1Q5NwJZP2 Turkish flagship pulls out of Gaza flotilla}</ref>
==Ship's registry==
* ex MS ''Beydağı''<ref name="tg"/>
==Sister ships==
* MS ''TDI Karadeniz'',<ref name="tg"/> since renamed MS ''Dream''.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}}
==References==
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==External links==
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