Israeli airlines say they're still traversing Turkish airspace despite declared closure | NYGazet

Diplomat clarifies that only overflights of planes ferrying Israeli officials or weapons to Israel are blocked from Turkey's skies, after its FM claimed trade ties had been 'totally cut'

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday said Ankara has “totally cut” trade with Israel and closed Turkey’s airspace to Israeli planes, though Israeli airlines said they received no new instructions. A Turkish diplomatic source later clarified... [4654 chars]