Turkey Clarifies FM’s Statement On Banning Israeli Planes, Ships

Jerusalem, 30 August, 2025 (TPS-IL) — Turkey’s foreign ministry has clarified to Reuters news agency that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s announcement earlier today regarding the closure of Turkish airspace to Israeli flights referred only to Israeli government flights and arms transports. The source stated that the foreign minister’s statement “only concerned official Israeli flights and flights carrying weapons or ammunition to Israel — not a ban on commercial flights”.