Turkey warded off six Greek F-16 jets as they approached the region in the Eastern Mediterranean where Turkey issued a maritime Navtex alert, the country’s National Defense Ministry said on Friday.
On Aug. 27, the Turkish Air Forces’ radar systems detected six F-16 jets taking off from Greece’s Crete island and heading for Southern Cyprus, the ministry said in a statement.
GREEK JETS WARDED OFF
Turkish F-16 jets intercepted jets approaching the area where Turkey issued Navtex alert in the Cyprus island’s southwest and warded them off after finding that jets belonged to Greece, it added.
The Turkish Naval and Air Forces resolutely continue protecting Turkey’s rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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