ISTANBUL: Türkiye has closed its ports and airspace to Israeli ships and planes, its foreign minister said on Friday (Aug 29), escalating a diplomatic rift over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told lawmakers that Ankara would not allow Israeli or Turkish ships carrying weapons to dock, nor would it permit Israeli aircraft to enter Turkish skies. “We have closed our ports to Israeli ships. We do not allow Turkish ships to go to Israeli ports. We do not allow