15.10.2026 13:13
It has emerged that the scheduled aircraft belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines that Israeli President Isaac Herzog boarded while traveling to Baku for the CICA summit used Turkish airspace. A Turkish official responding to ANKA's question said that no request regarding the use of airspace had come from Israel, and that it was understood that Herzog traveled on a scheduled flight.
News: Melis YILDIRIM(ANKARA) -
It has emerged that the scheduled plane on which Israeli President Isaac Herzog traveled to attend a conference in Baku used Turkish airspace. According to information obtained by ANKA News Agency, Israel did not make a request regarding the use of Turkish airspace.
HE FLEW VIA TURKEY INSTEAD OF THE BLACK SEA
Israeli President Isaac Herzog went to Baku to attend the Seventh Meeting of the Council of Heads of State and Government of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). According to reports in the Israeli press, Herzog arrived in Baku yesterday on a scheduled plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines. It was stated that Herzog used Turkish airspace for his trip to Baku and reached Azerbaijan without using the longer route over the Black Sea, which is considered potentially dangerous due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
TURKISH OFFICIAL: NO REQUEST WAS RECEIVED
A Turkish official, responding to ANKA News Agency's question about Herzog's plane taking off from Tel Aviv reaching Baku by passing through Turkish airspace, stated that no request was made from Turkey regarding the use of Turkish airspace and said it was understood that Herzog traveled on a scheduled flight. The same official said, "In accordance with International Civil Aviation Organization rules, passenger lists are not shared."