Türkiye closes airspace to flights using Sulaymaniyah airport in Iraq
ISTANBUL (AA) – Türkiye has announced that its airspace was closed to flights to and from Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah airport from April 3 because of “PKK’s hostile activities in the region.”
Turkish airspace has been closed to the use of aircraft using Sulaymaniyah International Airport for landing and take-off as of April 3, said a statement by Tanju Bilgic, a spokesperson of the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
The move came as the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) stepped up its activities in the Sulaymaniyah region, the statement said, adding the “terror group also threatened” flight security.”
It also noted that the measure is expected to remain in place until July 3 and will be reviewed in light of closely monitored developments.
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