US EditionTurkey Closes Ports and Airspace to Israel, Halts All Trade
Turkey has halted nearly $7 billion in trade with Israel, closed its airspace to Israeli flights, and barred ships from ports to protest Israel's military actions in Gaza, accusing Israel of genocide.
- Turkey has closed its airspace to Israeli aircraft and barred Israeli ships from its ports, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
- The Turkish Parliament approved a motion denouncing Israel's actions in Gaza, labeling them as genocide and calling for Israel's suspension from international bodies.
- Fidan emphasized that Turkey will not tolerate any proposals for the forced displacement of Palestinians, calling them invalid.
- Turkey has severed trade ties with Israel since May 2024, following increasing tensions over the Gaza conflict.
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Turkey Blocks Israeli Ships and Aircraft From Ports and Airspace
Turkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, announced on Friday, 29 August, that Turkey had barred Israeli ships and aircraft from its ports and airspace. Speaking before lawmakers in a televised session, Fidan said Turkish authorities had moved to shut down access to Israeli-linked vessels and flights, and to prohibit the transfer of weapons bound for Israel through Turkish territory. “We have closed our ports to Israeli ships,” he stated. “We do n…
Turkey Cuts All Trade Ties, Closes Airspace and Ports to Israel Over Gaza Genocide
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced that Turkey is closing its airspace and ports to Israeli aircraft and ships, and severing all economic and trade ties with Israel over its genocidal war on Gaza. Fidan made the remarks during an address to the parliament on Friday, where he was apparently summarizing steps that Turkey has already taken against Israel or has started to implement over the regime’s bloody onslaught on Gaza, which has …
Helsinki Times
einnews.comTurkiye cuts all trade with Israel and blocks air and sea access
Turkiye has fully suspended economic ties with Israel and imposed bans on Israeli air and sea access, citing the ongoing war in Gaza. Speaking in parliament, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Turkiye had “completely cut off” trade, closed its airspace, and banned Turkish ships from Israeli ports and Israeli ships from Turkish ports. The remarks came during a special session of the Grand National Assembly on Gaza, where Fidan accused Israel of “c…
(Moscow = Yonhap News) Correspondent Choi In-young = Turkey has completely halted trade with Israel and banned Israeli ships from calling at its ports in response to Israel's war in the Gaza Strip...
Turkey clarifies airspace ban: Only Israeli gov’t and arms flights affected
Turkey clarifies that its airspace ban applies only to Israeli government and arms flights, not to commercial transit flights, following Foreign Minister Fidan’s announcement of severed trade ties with Israel.
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