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The tension in the eastern Mediterranean due to the maximalist attitudes of Greece reached a different dimension yesterday. 6 F-16 fighter jets belonging to Greece, Turkey, declared NAVTEX for Oruc Reis abandoned the Turkish F-16 prevention approaches. While there was a “dog fight” between the planes of the two countries in the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish F-16s fired missiles at Greek fighter jets. The Greek fighter jets, whose flight arm of the Turkish F-16s gave the message “you are in my objective” when unlocking, had to leave the region. The Ministry of National Defense has released the “HUD image” (top screenshot) showing a Turkish F-16 locked in the Greek F-16.
They arrived with 6 planes
The Ministry of National Defense announced last night the tension in the Mediterranean. In the statement made by the Ministry, “6 F-16 aircraft belonging to Greece, departing from the island of Crete and approaching the region declared as Navtex, were withdrawn from the region for prevention. The Turkish Air Force F-16 aircraft were impeded by the Turkish Air Force in the southwest of the island of Cyprus to provide visual identification and eliminate said military traffic approaching the declared Navtex region, the aircraft were identified as belonging to Greece and withdrawn from the region. Our Naval and Air Forces continue to work with tireless determination to protect our rights, interests and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean ”.
The Turkish F-16s blocked this which
The Ministry of National Defense shared images of the dogfight in the Eastern Mediterranean on its official website and on its Twitter account. The moments when the Turkish F-16 pilots were locked in Greek planes were reflected in the HUB footage.
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GREEK AIRPLANES FLY
According to the information obtained, after the radar detected that the Greek planes were taking off from Crete, the Turkish F-16s immediately began to fly towards the region loaded with air-to-air missiles. Approaching the zone declared by NAVTEX Turkey, the Greek’s Turkish F-16 aircraft drifts away from the announcement that was made. When the Greek aircraft continued to approach the region despite this warning, the Turkish F-16s automatically blocked and targeted the Greek aircraft. Greek planes blocked by missiles had to leave the area. The HUD image released by the Ministry of National Defense showed that a Greek F-16 was blocked by a Turkish F-16. It was seen on the screen that the Greek aircraft, which was in the target circle, constantly tried to escape, the Turkish pilot kept the Greek F-16 on the target with a successful pursuit. In the image released by the Ministry, the Turkish pilots spoke of the Greek aircraft chasing each other, such as “I am 6 miles behind”, “Gazi’s dagger with two long drops and two short F-16s”, “Leaders behind” attracted attention.
MERKEL’S CONDITIONAL SUPPORT TO ATHENS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel answered questions from journalists at the traditional summer press conference in the capital Berlin. The tension experienced in the eastern Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey at the meeting, a journalist asked Merkel. To the question, “Our duty as members of the EU is, of course, to take seriously the rights of our Greek friends and the problems they bring, and to support them where they are right. Despite this, I took steps to avoid a further escalation of tension, “Merkel said, adding that they had frequent meetings with President Erdogan. Mediator of the crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean, Merkel’s position in favor of Greece caused the reaction of Turkish users on social networks. (Celal ÖZCAN / BERLİN)