17:38 - 29.08.2025

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August 29, Fineko/abc.az. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated that his country has closed its airspace to Israel and banned Turkish ships from entering Israeli ports.

“We have completely stopped trade with Israel, we do not allow Turkish ships to enter Israeli ports. We do not allow Israeli aircraft to enter our airspace. There is no other country that has completely terminated trade relations with Israel,” Fidan said at an extraordinary session of the Turkish parliament, where the situation in the Gaza Strip was discussed, ABC.AZ reports.

According to the Turkish foreign minister, Israel is obstructing the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza and “using hunger as a weapon.”

“Israel continues state terrorism. The genocide in Gaza is worsening,” Fidan stressed. Turkish authorities had previously reported that the republic completely halted trade with Israel in May 2024.