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Turkey Closes Airspace to Israel, Impacting Regional Flights

8/30/2025

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Turkey has cut economic ties and closed its airspace to Israeli government flights and arms shipments.
This closure could extend travel times for flights from Israel to Georgia and Azerbaijan by nearly two hours.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan addressed these changes in an interview with Reuters in Brussels.

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Turkey has cut economic ties and closed its airspace to Israeli government flights and arms shipments.
This closure could extend travel times for flights from Israel to Georgia and Azerbaijan by nearly two hours.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan addressed these changes in an interview with Reuters in Brussels.