UPDATE - Türkiye refutes reports of overflight clearance for Israeli premier

Foreign Ministry says no such request was made, calls reports 'absolutely untrue'

ADDS TURKISH DIRECTORATE OF COMMUNICATIONS CENTER FOR COUNTERING DISINFORMATION'S STATEMENT

By Busranur Keskinkılıc and Fatma Zehra Solmaz

ANKARA/ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Oncu Keceli said on Saturday that the claims suggesting overflight permission was granted to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plane are not true.

Keceli made a statement regarding the allegations that overflight permission was given to Netanyahu's aircraft.

He said: "The claims that overflight permission was granted to the Israeli prime minister's plane are absolutely untrue. No such request has been conveyed to us either."

The Turkish Directorate of Communications Center for Countering Disinformation (DMM) also stated on Saturday that the claim "Türkiye opened its airspace for Netanyahu’s plane" is not true.

The DMM stated on X: "There is absolutely no such situation as Turkish airspace being opened for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Azerbaijan on May 7."

"Türkiye has closed its airspace to Israeli aircraft as a result of Israel’s genocidal policies against Gaza. Türkiye continues to stand by the just cause of the Palestinian people. Please do not give credence to baseless claims."

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