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Turkish Violations of Greek Airspace Reach Record Numbers in 2019

The Greek General Staff announced on Tuesday that the number of incidents of Turkish aircraft violating the country's airspace over the Aegean in the first ten months of 2019 has reached 3,954. According to the data released, this constitutes the...

Turkish Aircraft Violates Greek Airspace 30 Times in One Day

Turkish aircraft violated Greece's airspace thirty times on Friday, September 27, Greek Defense sources told media. Two F-16 and two CN235-type aircraft entered Greek airspace in various locations across the Eastern Aegean Sea, violating the country's airspace in the northern,...

Greek Airspace Violations by Turkish Jets Escalate

In a major escalation of provocations, Turkish jets violated Greek national airspace a total of 99 separate times on Tuesday, according to the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA). Forty-six of those violations were conducted by fighter jets and the...

Greece, Turkey in War of Words Over Aegean Airspace Violations

On Friday, Greece's Foreign Ministry criticized comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who reportedly said his country will respond every time Greek fighter jets fly over the Aegean. On March 14, Erdogan said that if Greece sends out fighter...

Turkish Jets Violate Greek Airspace, Two Days After Foreign Ministers Meet

A pair of Turkish fighter jets violated Greek airspace on Friday, two days after the foreign ministers of the two countries met to discuss reducing tensions in the Aegean. The Turkish jets flew over the island cluster of Oinousses in...

Turkish Jets Violate Greek Airspace Over Kastelorizo

Two Turkish F-16 jets flew over the island of Kastelorizo in the eastern Aegean on Thursday, minutes after the helicopter carrying Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos was departed the island for Athens. The fighters were seen flying at an altitude of only 4,000 feet...

Turkish Jets Violate Greek Airspace Twice on Monday

According to a statement issued by the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA), two Turkish F-16 jets flew over the Greek island of Oinousses at a height of 26,000 feet on Monday, at 16:04 local time (14:04 GMT). The newest...

Cyprus Protests Turkey’s Airspace Violations to UN

Cyprus officially lodged a complaint on Thursday at the United Nations about Turkey’s continuing violations of its national airspace and territorial waters. The complaint called for an immediate end to Turkey's actions. Along with a letter to the UN Secretary...

Turkey’s Reconnaissance Planes Violate Greek Airspace

Two Turksih reconnaissance planes violated Greek airspace in the Aegean on Monday, three days before president Erdogan’s visit to Greece. The Greek defence ministry says that two Turkish CN – 235 were identified and intercepted over the northeastern, central, and...

Greek FM Warns Turkey Over Violations of Territorial Space in Aegean

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Tuesday warned that Greece "will not always be tolerant" if Turkey continues to violate air space and territorial waters in the Aegean. The Greek official spoke on Skai television saying that Ankara came very close...