Greek airspace

Only hours after the completion of the trilateral naval exercise Noble Dina 2017 in the Eastern Mediterranean, with the participation of Greece, the U.S. and Israel on Thursday, Turkey issued a navtex saying that Turkish research vessels will conduct...

Turkish research vessel Cesme was reportedly in Greek territorial waters on Thursday, according to NAVTEX 244/17 issued on Wednesday by Turkish authorities. According to the NAVTEX, Cesme will conduct research for an unknown period of time. Hellenic Coast Guard has...

There were a total of four violations of Greece's airspace by Turkish jets on Tuesday, authorities report. Two jets flying in formation and one singular jet entered the airspace near the inlet of Panagia. The jets were flying some 25,000 feet above...

Two Turkish warplanes that violated Greek airspace over the Lesvos-Chios-Samos islands area twice, were involved in dogfights with a pair of Greek F-16 fighter jets on Monday. The Turkish F-16 entered Greek airspace in the area of Lesvos and Chios...

Turkey complains that Greece has acted illegally by specifying the Greek territorial waters at 6 nautical miles and national airspace at 10 nautical miles. According to the Turkish perspective, the national airspace should be equal to the national territorial waters. Therefore,...

The Greek and Turkish Air force jets had a few short confrontations above the Aegean Sea, after Turkish aircrafts committed Greek airspace violations on Tuesday, Kathimerini newspaper reports. Greek Ministry of Defense officials claim that eight Turkish jets including two CN-235 aircrafts and two armed jets...

Violations of Greece's airspace continue just a few days following the take down of a Russian air force plane by Turkish authorities. The Turkish air force shot down the Russian air force's Sukhoi SU-24 aircraft, November 24, citing violation of Turkish airspace...

Following the controversial takedown of a Russian Air Force aircraft by Turkish F-16 authorities, Wikileaks has released figures on Turkish violations of Greek airspace. A Wikileaks tweet, citing data compiled by the University of Thessaly, based on Greek military records, alleges that Turkey violated...

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova expressed Russia's gratitude for Greece's decision to allow Russian humanitarian aid aircrafts headed to Syria to fly through Greece's airspace, according to Sputnik news agency. "We appreciate Greek partners' adherence to principles and respect for...

Greek Defense Ministry officials announced that, once again, Turkish fighter jets invaded Greek airspace of the northeastern and southeastern Aegan region, on Tuesday, August 18. Specifically, six Turkish fighter jets crossed to the Greek national airspace, followed by three electronic-warfare...