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Tuesday, June 29, 2010     GET REAL

Turkey bans Israeli military flights from air space

ANKARA — Turkey has banned Israeli military flights through the air space of the NATO ally.

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Prime Minister Recep Erdogan said Turkey has prevented Israeli military flights over the last few weeks. Erdogan said the ban was imposed after the Israel Navy interception of a Turkish-flagged ship destined for the Gaza Strip on May 31.

"We are not interested in making a show," Erdogan said on June 28.


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Israel's leading newspaper, Yediot Aharonot, reported that Ankara prevented a plane with Israeli military officers from entering Turkish air space. The 100 officers had been on their way from Israel to Poland on a visit to Holocaust memorial sites in late June, Middle East Newsline reported.

So far, officials said, Ankara has rejected two Israeli requests to enter Turkish air space. They said Erdogan has not ordered a blanket prohibition on the entry of Israeli aircraft.

"The ban is about military flights," the Turkish daily Hurriyet, quoting diplomatic sources, reported on June 28. "Civilian flights are not affected. Each request will be analyzed case by case."

For his part, Erdogan, who attended the G-20 meeting in Toronto, Canada, has warned of additional Turkish sanctions on Israel. The prime minister has demanded an Israeli apology as well as an international inquiry into the Israel Navy interception of the Turkish-flagged Hava Marmara, in which nine people were killed in a clash between Islamists and naval commandos.

"We have been very patient in the face of these developments," Erdogan said.



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