Tekir was sentenced to 8 years in prison, but was released after serving 3.5 years, Tekir was among the militants who participated in the Gaza flotilla incident aboard the Mavi Marmara in 2010.
Tekir was sentenced to 8 years in prison, but was released after serving 3.5 years. On August 24,2010, the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet broke the story that Tekir was among the militants who participated in the Gaza flotilla incident aboard the Mavi Marmara in 2010.