Turkey’s reaction to Israel for its attack on a Gaza aid flotilla that killed nine Turks on Monday is not strong enough according to a majority of Turkish citizens, according to a survey released Friday.

According to research by the MetroPOLL Research Company among 1,000 people, 60 percent of respondents said Turkey should have shown a stronger reaction to Israel, whereas 33 percent said the reaction was right on point.

Around 45 percent of respondents said the real reason behind the Israeli attack on the Gaza-bound flotilla was to put Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a hard situation in the domestic and global arena. However, 33 percent of respondents said Israel’s aim was to prevent the breaking of the blockade on Gaza.

The survey was conducted in 31 different provinces around Turkey on Thursday.

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