The government and top aid agency denied media reports that the country failed to fulfill its pledge of aid to Palestinians.

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) sent about $300 million of aid in the past seven years to Gaza and that Turkey would continue to help Palestinians. He was responding to reports in media outlets linked to the controversial Gülen Movement, which claimed Turkey did not fulfill its promise of $200 million dollars of aid it made at an international donors' conference.

Kurtulmuş said news reports aimed to sow the seeds of strife between Turkey and Palestinians. He admitted the aid was occasionally blocked due to the Israeli blockade of Gaza. "We will continue our solidarity with Palestinians and even if we are left with only one loaf of bread, we will share half of it with Palestinians," he said.

Turkey had donated $34.7 million for development aid and $24.5 million in humanitarian aid last year for Gaza.

TİKA Chairman Serdar Çam earlier told AA that Turkey's aid to Gaza was planning to be delivered between 2015 and 2017 and described the news reports accusing Turkey of not delivering the aid as "disinformation."

The aid will gradually be delivered to Gaza either in the form of immediate humanitarian aid or through infrastructure projects. This will include the rebuilding of demolished residences and education services apart from the delivery of water, fuel and food aid. Çam said Turkey would not back out from its promise and its commitment would be realized over three years. "The blockade of Gaza and slow bureaucratic process in receiving permission for aid delivery slows down the delivery. Moreover, a report on the exact amount of aid will be released next year after all planned deliveries and projects are realized. Then it will be clear how much Turkey spent," he said. Çam said construction of 300 residences at a cost of $20 million was currently on hold due to the blockade.