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All Turkish airlines, including the national flag carrier Turkish Airlines, suspended flights to Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Jordan on Friday until Monday, June 16, following Israeli airstrikes on Iran, Transportation Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said.
Uraloglu stated that due to the increasing security risks in the region following Israel’s air attacks on Iran on the morning of June 13, the airspaces of Israel, Iran, Syria, and Iraq have been temporarily closed to air traffic. He noted that official Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs) had been issued, confirming that the airspaces of Israel, Tehran, and Baghdad will remain closed.
In addition to AJet, several global and regional airlines suspended operations to the region. Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) barred Russian airlines from operating flights to Iran, Israel, Jordan and Iraq. Airlines such as Azerbaijan Airlines, Emirates, Flydubai, and Qatar Airways also announced cancellations of services in and out of the conflict zone.
According to flight tracking service Flightradar24, multiple civilian aircraft were rerouted to avoid Iranian, Israeli, Jordanian, Lebanese, and Iraqi airspace following the attacks. Authorities in Israel, Iran, and Jordan officially closed their skies to all commercial air traffic, prompting airlines to revise or halt services to and from the affected countries.
The disruption has had a significant impact on Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport as well, where the majority of scheduled departures were canceled due to the deteriorating security environment and regional airspace restrictions.
The flight disruptions follow Israeli military operations conducted early Friday, targeting several strategic sites across Iran. Airstrikes hit locations in Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan—including the Natanz nuclear facility—as well as the cities of Lorestan and Kermanshah.
Among those killed in the attacks were senior Iranian officials, including Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, Iran’s Chief of General Staff, and Major General Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iranian state media reported that the strikes also resulted in the deaths of multiple nuclear scientists.
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