Turkish Air Forces intercepted six F-16 Greek fighters over the Mediterranean Sea, the Defense Ministry said Friday, Daily Sabah reported.
According to the ministry, the Greek fighters took off from Crete Island as they approached the region where Navtex is declared.
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.
Turkish F-16 jets intercepted jets approaching the area where Turkey issued a Navtex alert in the Cyprus island’s southwest and warded them off after finding out that the jets belonged to Greece, it added.
The Turkish Naval and Air Forces resolutely continue protecting Turkey’s rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean.
