A Turkish organization buys ships to participate in the Freedom Convoy for Gaza relief. Thousands of people who filled the hall waved Turkish and Palestinian flags, accompanied religious songs and chanted anti-Israel slogans.

The International Freedom Flotilla coalition intends to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza via the sea, in light of the continuing Israeli attacks and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Strip. The coalition includes a large number of international civil society organizations and activists, including the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation, and is supported by organizations in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Malaysia, Sweden, South Africa and Turkey.