Image via WikipediaThe Foreign Ministry was investigating the incident and has been in contact with Turkey to find out if it came about as the result of a new directive or if it was a local initiative by airport authorities, a spokesman stated.
The spokesman added that an incident of this nature has never previously been known to occur to Israeli travelers in Turkey.
The Foreign Ministry was also in contact with the Israelis who were detained, in attempts to find out exactly what they were asked by Turkish authorities at the airport.
Forty Israelis passengers were detained for questioning by Turkish police in Istanbul's Ataturk Airport on Monday morning.
The Israelis had their passports confiscated after landing on a Turkish Airlines flightfrom Tel Aviv on Monday morning. They were questioned for more than an hour and subsequently released.
The Israelis had their passports confiscated after landing on a Turkish Airlines flightfrom Tel Aviv on Monday morning. They were questioned for more than an hour and subsequently released.
Israel planned to keep a close eye on additional flights from Israel to Turkey throughout the day to determine if anything out of the ordinary occurs.
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