Türkiye announced the closure of the skies to Russian planes heading to Syria

Türkiye has closed its airspace to Russian military and civilian aircraft flying to Syria. This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, reports The Daily Sabah.

According to him, Turkey issued permits to Russia every three months and the latter expired by April. Since then, flights, according to the minister, have ceased.

The reason for Turkey's decision not to renew the permit is not explained in The Daily Sabah's report.

• Turkey has not joined the Western sanctions against Russia imposed because of the invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, the country acted as an intermediary in negotiations between Ukraine and Russia several times.