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Turkey Closes Ports and Airspace to Israel, Halts All Trade

Ankara cites the Gaza war as the reason for sweeping restrictions.

„Wir haben den Handel mit Israel vollständig eingestellt“, verkündet Hakan Fidan, Außenminister der Türkei

Overview

  • Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced the measures in a special parliamentary session in Ankara.
  • The policy blocks Israeli ships from Turkish ports, bars Israeli aircraft from Turkish airspace, and forbids Turkish vessels from calling at Israeli harbors.
  • Officials describe the move as part of a broader package of diplomatic, legal and economic steps responding to the Gaza conflict.
  • Turkey had already reduced ties by ending direct trade in May 2024 and later denying President Isaac Herzog's plane access to its airspace in November.
  • Bilateral commerce totaled about $7 billion in 2023, underscoring the potential economic impact, and the reports did not include an official Israeli response.