Overview

• Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told parliament that Turkey has closed its airspace to Israeli planes, halted all trade with Israel, and shut Turkish ports to Israeli vessels.
• Fidan said Turkish-flagged ships are forbidden from calling at Israeli ports and that container ships carrying weapons or ammunition bound for Israel cannot enter Turkish ports.
• A Turkish diplomatic source said the airspace ban targets Israel’s official flights and aircraft carrying weapons to Israel, while multiple outlets reported that routine commercial overflights remain allowed.
• Reuters reported that port authorities have been informally requiring agents to declare vessels are not linked to Israel and are not carrying military or hazardous cargo destined for Israel.
• Turkey has previously denied Israeli official overflight requests, including blocking President Isaac Herzog’s planned route last November, underscoring the incremental enforcement of these restrictions.