Turkey on Monday denied claims circulating on social media that Israeli civilian aircraft have been parked at Turkish airports or hangars, saying all civil and military aviation links with Israel have been suspended.
✈️ Israel has stationed its civilian aircraft fleet in Cyprus and Turkey. Tel Aviv tried to keep this a secret, but the complacency of the Israeli media gave it all away. pic.twitter.com/Pr6C8Hbqr0
— Angelo Giuliano 🇨🇭🇮🇹🔻🔻🔻 (@angeloinchina) June 15, 2025
In a statement released by the Presidency’s Center for Combating Disinformation, Turkish authorities said there were no Israeli aircraft currently located in Turkey due to the complete halt in aviation operations between the two countries.
The claim circulating on some social media platforms that "a portion of the Israeli civilian aircraft fleet is deployed in Türkiye" is not true.
Due to the absence of any civil and military aviation operations between Türkiye and Israel, no Israeli aircraft are present in our… pic.twitter.com/VNZVGB5FSy
— Dezenformasyonla Mücadele Merkezi (@dmmiletisim) June 15, 2025
“Following Israel’s barbaric and brutal assaults on Palestinians, all flight and aviation activities with this country have been suspended,” the center said. “No Israeli aircraft are present in our airports or hangars.”
The statement added that Israeli officials have also been barred from using Turkish airspace, a measure that has been periodically covered in domestic news reports.
The clarification comes amid the conflict between Israel and Iran following Israel’s recent airstrikes on Iran. The Turkish government has condemned the Israeli actions as violations of international law and has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of fueling regional instability.