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Turkish aircraft carried out five violations of Greek air space in the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean Thursday, according to Greek defense officials who said that one mock dogfight occurred.

The transgressions involved four F-16s and two helicopters, according to the defense officials, who said two of the aircraft were armed.

The very next day after the visit of the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to the USA to meet with the US President Dnald Trump and right after the very warm words the two exchanged in a very friendly atmosphere, Turkey reacted in a quite predictable way: They sent four F-16s and two military helicopters which violated the Athens FIR 10 times and the Greek airspace a 24(!) times.

Greek defense authorities are examining an apparent shift in stance by their Turkish counterparts last week, which saw a significant uptick in violations of Greek air space by Turkish jets despite the fact that a Greek military drill was under way.

Turkish aircraft carried out nine violations of Greek air space in the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean on Friday, according to Greek defense officials.

Turkish military aircraft violated Greek air space 36 times Friday in the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean. The Turkish airplanes - 12 F-16s and a CN-235 - also violated the Athens Flight Information Region nine times.

Turkey continues unabated to implement its provocative and expansionist foreign policy in the Aegean Sea, after ten Turkish aircraft violated Greek airspace on 20 occasions on Thursday.

Six Turkish aircraft, including 2 CN-235 reconnaissance airplane and 4 F-16 fighter jets violated Greek airspace a total of 43 times, Monday. The CN-235 aircraft entered the airspace over the Aegean Sea at a high altitude, while the 2 pairs of F-16s infringed on the Athens FIR, with two of them being armed.

Turkish fighter jets violated Greek air space in the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean six times on Friday, leading to a mock dogfight between Greek and Turkish aircraft.

The Turkish jets - four F-16s and a CN-235 - also violated the Athens Flight Information Region four times.

Turkish aircraft violated Greek national air space in the northeastern Aegean Friday, a new transgression following a brief lull in activity.

The aircraft - six F-16s flying in three formations and an S-70 helicopter - violated the Athens Flight Information Region four times.

Turkey continued to escalate its provocations towards Greece, as 14 Turkish military aircraft violated Greek airspace on Friday a day after more violations took place over the Aegean Sea. Twelve F-16 fighter jets, six of which were armed and two CN 235 reconnaissance violated Greek national airspace for 60 times, while another 8 infringements of the Athens FIR occurred.