Α barrage of not ten, not twenty but a total of 110 violations of Greek airspace and the FIR Athens were conducted by Turkish fighter jets, UAVs and naval cooperation aircraft on a single day, yesterday, Wednesday. The airspace and FIR violations as well as 4 overflights were carried out …
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78 Turkish violations of Greek airspace on a single day
A barrage of Greek airspace violations by Turkish fighter jets: 78 violations, 8 “dog fights” and 2 overflights on a single day. Of the 27 Turkish aircraft that flew over the Aegean Sea, 15 were armed, the Greek General Staff said on Tuesday. 23 of the 27 in total were …
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Turkish F-16 and other aircraft violate Greece’s airspace 52 times
Turkish fighter jets and unmanned aerial vehicles violated the Air Traffic Rules in the Athens FIR and the national airspace of Greece a total of 52 times on Wednesday. According to a statement issued by the Greek General Staff, 18 Turkish F-16 fighter jets, ATR-72 anti-submarine warfare vessels and unmanned …
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Turkey determined to continue airspace violations and overflights in Greece
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu indicated on Thursday that even if the United States sets conditions for Turkey’s acquisition of F-16 fighter jets, Ankara will continue to violate Greece’s airspace with overflights, as he claimed that there are many islands of “disputed sovereignty” in the Aegean. His remarks entailed that …
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Erdogan: “Greece must be held accountable for Turkish airspace violations”
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Greece has violated Turkish airspace 147 times and it needs to be held accountable for this. He was speaking at a news conference in Madrid at the end of a NATO summit. It was not immediately clear over what time period the …
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Russia closes its airspace to airlines from 36 countries incl. Greece
Russia has closed its airspace to airlines from 36 countries, including Greece and all other 26 members of the European Union, in response Ukraine-related sanctions targeting its aviation sector. Some of the banned countries had already been identified, while others were named by the aviation authority Rosaviatsia for the first …
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Greece closes its airspace for all aircraft of Russian interest – CAA NOTAM
Greece on Monday closed its airspace for all Russian aircraft in line with a European Union decision, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said in an air directive issued in the morning. The flight ban goes in effect from Monday, February 20, 2022 and will apply for three months. Only …
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U.S. State Dept: No consensus on extent of Greek airspace
The US State Department is unable to provide a full list of confirmed violations of Greece’s airspace by Turkish fighter jets after 1 January 2017 due to a lack of consensus on the breadth of Greek national airspace, according to a report to Congress prepared in the context of the …
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Turkish F-16 violate Greek airspace 33 times on a single day
Eight Turkish military airplanes carried out a total of 33 violations of Greece’s national airspace over the course of one day on Wednesday, Greek military authorities have said. The six F-16s and two CN-235s made unauthorized flights over islands of the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean, while they also violated …
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Turkey harasses fishermen boat, Frontex vessel, F-16s fly over Greek islands
Turkey has increased its provocations by air and at the sea on Thursday, by harassing Greek fishermen and a Frontex vessel from Finland in the eastern Aegean Sea, while fighter jets overflew Greek islets and even the island of Patmos. A Turkish Coast Guard patrol boat entered Greek territorial waters …
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Turkish F-16 harass Greek helicopter in Evros; low flights at 500ft(video)
A unprecedented Turkish provocation: Turkish F-16 fighter jets not only violated Greek air space in the region of Evros with low flights reaching even 500 ft (200 meters), they also harassed a Greek military helicopter patrolling over the border area to Turkey. It is the first time, Turkey conducts such …
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UPD Imminent intervention? Greece, Italy & Malta close their airspace for aircraft departing from Libya
Weird things are happening in the Mediterranean Sea. Almost simultaneously three countries in the Mediterranean have closed their airspace and territories for aircraft departing from Libya. The exceptions are very few and could hind on the transport of military and evacuees. At the same time, three NATO exercises are taking …
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Russian Su-24 & Airspace violations: Why Greece and Turkey do not shoot down each other’s fighter jets
On the occasion of the shooting down of the Russian Su-24 jet by Turkey, there are quite some people – Greeks and expats living in Greece – wondering what it seems to be the obvious: why is not there has been downing similar airplane either from Greece or from Turkey …
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