Turkey has halted all economic and commercial exchanges with Israel, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in an address on 29 August. The measure includes an immediate suspension of bilateral trade and investment activity. Ankara is also closing its airspace to Israeli aircraft and will no longer permit Turkish-flagged vessels to dock at Israeli ports, effectively cutting off two key transport corridors between the countries. Fidan accused Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza, framing the move as part of Turkey’s response to the war. Some reports said the decision followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recognition of the 1915 killings of Armenians as genocide. Israel had not issued an official reaction by late Friday. The step represents the sharpest rupture in ties between the two U.S. allies in years and adds further strain to regional diplomacy around the Gaza conflict.