Reuters, Istanbul, 14 Oct 2012 – Turkey banned all Syrian aircraft from its air space on Sunday, days after intercepting a Syrian airliner carrying what it said were Russian-made munitions for the Syrian army.
Asked if Syrian aircraft were now banned from Turkish air space, a Foreign Ministry official said: ‘Yes, civilian aircraft. Military aircraft were de facto banned way before.’
Syria said on Saturday that it was banning Turkish civilian flights over its territory.