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Turkish foreign minister says Turkey has closed its airspace to Israeli planes over Gaza war
Turkey has suspended nearly $7 billion in trade with Israel and barred Israeli planes and ships as a protest against Gaza military actions it calls genocide, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.
- Turkey has closed its airspace to Israeli planes and severed all economic ties with Israel, as announced by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan during a parliamentary debate.
- Fidan emphasized that Turkey rejects deporting Palestinians and condemned Israel's actions as genocide, warning it could ignite regional conflict.
- Turkey aims to halt Israel's military operations and push for international action against the country, according to Fidan.
- The Turkish government continues to coordinate with Qatar and Egypt regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, reflecting its stance against Israeli military operations.
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Turkey bars Israeli ships from its ports, restricts airspace
Turkey has decided to bar Israeli vessels from using its ports, forbid Turkish ships from using Israeli ports and impose restrictions on some planes entering Turkish airspace, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday. He provided few details in comments to parliament that appeared to summarise steps that Turkey has already taken against Israel over the war in Gaza or has started to implement. Turkey has fiercely criticised Israel’s offensive …
Türkiye Cuts All Trade Ties with Israel, Closes Ports and Airspace - teleSUR English
In one of the region’s strongest diplomatic rebukes of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, Türkiye has reaffirmed a complete suspension of trade relations with Tel Aviv. RELATED:Russia Backs Venezuela and Condemns U.S. Warship Deployment in the Caribbean During an extraordinary session of the Turkish Parliament, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced that Israeli ships are barred from Turkish ports and Israeli aircraft will no longer have access…
Turkey, which suspended its trade relations with Israel last year, announced Friday that it closed its ports and airspace for Israeli ships and military and official aircraft, reports AFP, taken by Agerpres. "We have...
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Turkey confirmed on Friday 29 August that it had "completely" interrupted its economic relations with Israel. This rupture had been announced almost a year and a half ago. Ankara, which is asserting itself on the international scene as one of the main defenders of the Palestinians since the beginning of the Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip in October 2023, announces that it has closed its ports and airspace to Israeli military and offici…
Turkey is breaking all trade relations with Israel. It is only one of several measures that the country has announced in protest against Israel's action in Gaza.
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