Air carrier captain flying over the middle east reported the GPS signal was jammed.

Attributes
ACN	1691921
Time
Date	201910
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	LTAA.ARTCC
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Widebody Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	GPS & Other Satellite Navigation
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Just entering turkish airspace north bound from iraq our GPS was jammed for approximately 5 minutes. Aircraft navigation went to inertial and we lost ads B left. System returned to normal after jamming was stopped. Ground jamming of GPS system. Suggest military stop the jamming of GPS signals.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air Carrier Captain flying over the Middle East reported the GPS signal was jammed.

Narrative: Just entering Turkish airspace north bound from Iraq our GPS was jammed for approximately 5 minutes. Aircraft navigation went to inertial and we lost ADS B Left. System returned to normal after jamming was stopped. Ground jamming of GPS system. Suggest military stop the jamming of GPS signals.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.