Turkey or Türkiye announced the closure of its airspace to flights coming from Sulaymaniyah in Iraq, due to the activities of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Tanju Bilgic, mentioned in a statement that the Turkish airspace has been closed to aeroplanes coming from or flying to Sulaymaniyah International Airport in northern Iraq, starting from April 3.
Bilgic illustrated that the new measure had been taken to respond to the activities of the PKK at Sulaymaniyah International Airport and the threat they pose to aviation security.
The Turkish official expected that the measure will last until July 3 as a first stage, to be reviewed once again after closely following and evaluating developments, according to Anadolu Agency.
No immediate comment was made by the Iraqi authorities or the authorities of the Kurdistan region of Iraq on Turkey’s decision to close its airspace.
Source: IraqiNews.com
