(CNN) -- Iraq has banned all Turkish flights from landing in the country in response to a dispute over millions of dollars owed by an Iraqi government oil company to Turkey.





Iraqi transportation ministry spokesman Karim al-Nuri said the decision to block Turkish planes from Iraq, including the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, was in response to a similar ban in Turkey against Iraqi flights. However, a Turkish government official denied that Ankara blocked Iraqi planes.





The official did say that Turkey warned that if Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) does not pay the $3 million owed to his country, then the country would ban Iraqi aircraft.





"They owe the money and they wish to freeze Turkish flights ... Talks are ongoing. But the way out is for SOMO to pay its debts," the Turkish official said.





Al-Nuri said Baghdad did not make "a political decision."





"Iraq will reverse its decision if Turkey reverses its decision, too," al-Nuri said.





After years of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, Turkey's flagship carrier Turkish Airlines was one of the first international companies to begin direct flights to Baghdad. Increasingly, Turkey has grown as a major international gateway for commerce and travel to and from its Iraqi neighbor.
What is the dispute over? Does Turkey admit to banning flights? Where all flights to all Turkish cities banned? Which flights did Iraq say that Turkey banned from landing? What kind of company's debts have caused the dispute? What company owes the money? Which country has banned Iraqi flights from landing? How much money does the company owe?
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question: What is the dispute over?, answer: millions of dollars | question: Does Turkey admit to banning flights?, answer: a Turkish government official denied that Ankara blocked Iraqi planes. | question: Where all flights to all Turkish cities banned?, answer: Iraq | question: Which flights did Iraq say that Turkey banned from landing?, answer: Iraqi | question: What kind of company's debts have caused the dispute?, answer: Iraqi government oil | question: What company owes the money?, answer: Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) | question: Which country has banned Iraqi flights from landing?, answer: Turkey | question: How much money does the company owe?, answer: $3 million