Türkiye cuts all trade ties with Israel

Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has announced that Türkiye has severed all trade relations with Israel.

Addressing the Turkish Parliament, Fidan stated that Turkish ships are now banned from docking at Israeli ports, and likewise, Israeli ships are barred from entering Turkish ports.

He further added that Israeli aircraft are no longer permitted to use Turkish airspace.

Fidan emphasized that the Turkish nation stands in solidarity with the suffering of the Palestinian people, and Türkiye rejects any plan aimed at displacing Palestinians from their land, regardless of who proposes it.

The Turkish Foreign Minister said this decision was taken in response to Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, as well as its aggressive actions in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.

He also remarked that Israel’s plan to take over the Gaza Strip, backed by unlimited US support, is an attempt to sabotage the two-state solution.