Turkish violations point to anger in Ankara

After Monday's release into protective custody of the last four of eight military servicemen that Ankara wants extradited, Turkish fighter jets embarked on a barrage of overflights in the Aegean on Tuesday.

A formation of four F-16s entered Athens's Flight Information Region (FIR) between 10.45 and 11 a.m. and split up into two pairs which conducted seven unauthorized flights over the southeastern Aegean islets of Mavra, Levitha, Kinaros and Agathonisi.

Greek analysts reckoned that the overflights took place in this particular area in order to coincide with the visit to nearby Psara by Defense Minister Panos Kammenos.

Meanwhile, after Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag berated Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday for going back on his alleged promise to extradite the soldiers, the Turkish Foreign Ministry yesterday accused Athens on Tuesday of...