On principle I would not fly through IST.
"The passengers said Turkish policemen had escorted them from the arrivals section to a private interrogation room, confiscated their passports, and conducted thorough body searches.
Hayuta Leibowitz, an Israeli businesswoman who was on the flight, told Israel Radio that the experience marked a "point of no return" for her after years of working in Istanbul. "I felt humiliated. The experience was very scary and humiliating. I felt like it was Entebbe, where Jewish and Israeli travelers were separated from the rest of the passengers on the Air France flight. The Turkish policemen were very nasty to us, and the baggage handlers threw our luggage onto the floor. The baggage handlers were commoners, obviously influenced by the Turkish media," Leibowitz said.
Orit, another Israeli passenger at the airport, told Israel Radio that she was ordered into a dark room by two female security guards, told to strip, and was subjected to a full body search, including in her private parts. She was spoken to only in Turkish, even when she responded and asked questions in English. "I was left only in my underwear, without a bra. I understand now what it must have felt like in the Holocaust, when people were just carrying out orders without asking questions," Orit said. She added that about 20 Israelis were brought into the interrogation room "and placed in a corner."
Orit said that the Israeli men in the group said that a Turkish policeman had apologized to the group, saying that he was given orders to detain the Israelis. "