The Turkish government has closed the airspace around a U.S. air base in Turkey’s south following the coup attempt, putting a temporary halt to coalition airstrikes against Islamic State from the country, according U.S. and Turkish officials.

The airspace restrictions around Incirlik Air Base were imposed “to prevent rogue aircrafts from targeting civilians and government buildings,” a senior Turkish official said, adding that the government had suspicions that pilots taking part in the coup used the Turkish portion of Incirlik...