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No single published decree underlies this measure — Turkish port authorities (liman başkanlıkları) conveyed the certification requirement and vessel bans to shipping agents verbally/operationally starting 21 August 2025, rather than through a Resmi Gazete (Official Gazette) notice. The first confirmed enforcement action was the denial of entry to an Israeli-owned (ZIM) cargo vessel at Istanbul on 22 August 2025, which was diverted to Piraeus, Greece. Foreign Minister Fidan's 29 August TBMM floor statement is the closest thing to an authoritative government confirmation of scope: Türkiye bars Turkish ships from Israeli ports, bars Israeli-flagged/linked ships and aircraft carrying military cargo from Turkish ports/airspace, and frames the measure as part of a total severance of trade with Israel over the Gaza war.
Türkiye had already announced a bilateral trade halt with Israel in May 2024; this August 2025 action tightens enforcement specifically at the maritime layer, closing a channel through which indirect/transshipped trade had reportedly continued.
routing given Türkiye's position between Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean/Suez corridor) lose that channel; carriers are rerouting via Greek ports (Piraeus).
overhead (ownership/cargo attestations) regardless of ultimate destination, raising friction for any Israel-adjacent maritime trade.
and scope remain governed by port-authority discretion rather than a codified legal text, which is itself a notable feature (contrast with Spain's Real Decreto-ley 10/2025 arms-embargo approach in the EU theme).
is later published codifying the port-authority instructions; if found, this action should be amended with that as an additional primary source.
flights only, per later clarification) versus the initial broader framing.