Sukru Peker was one of the people on board the aid ship, known as the Freedom Flotilla. He was wounded in the clash with Israeli forces a year ago, but he and his colleagues are still determined to break the Israeli blockade. CCTV correspondent Roee Ruttenberg talked to Peker in Istanbul.
These night-time images of Israeli commandos boarding one of the Gaza-bound vessels in May of 2010 shocked much of the world. Several of the 600 passengers sailing on the Mavi Marmara used metal rods to fend off what they viewed to be an invasion. At least two Israeli troops were injured. The commandos responded with live gunfire, killing 8 Turks and 1 Turkish-American.
Sukru Peker was on the Mavi Marmara that day. He was shot in the leg, and still finds it difficult to watch the images.
He said, "When I see the video I remember that moment. Of course that is something you cannot forget. Those moments of clashes... I remember that very moment now again, I am so emotional."
The flotilla was organized by a number of groups, including Turkey's IHH, a self-professed foundation for human rights, freedom and humanitarian relief. On this day, a visit to their Istanbul offices by a Palestinian diplomat, though the group denies its aims were politically driven.