He said the closure took effect on April 3 and was expected to remain in force until July 3
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ISTANBUL - Turkey has closed its airspace to aircraft travelling to and from the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah due to intensified activity there by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, a foreign ministry spokesman said.
He said the closure took effect on April 3 and was expected to remain in force until July 3.
(Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun; Writing by Daren Butler; editing by John Stonestreet)
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