Turkish Air Force

Ankara is digging in its heels on the procurement of super-advanced Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems and has declared that it is determined to go ahead with the receipt of the first batch in July and that the system will be used to shield the Aegean and several other areas.

A pair of Turkish Air Force F-16s violated Greek air space on Tuesday, flying over the eastern Aegean island cluster of Oinousses.

A Turkish fighter pilot has carried out the first flight of the F-35 jet in the U.S. as part of ongoing training, the Turkish General Staff said on Tuesday.

In what could be considered a quiet night in comparison to previous cases, four Turkish F-16 fighter jets violated Greek airspace 8 times on Wednesday. According to the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, two of the aircraft were armed, and the interception by Hellenic Air Force jets led to a dogfight. A CN-235 reconnaissance aircraft also infringed Greek airspace during the day.

Five Turkish military aircraft violated Greek air space in the northeastern, central and southeastern Aegean eight times on Wednesday, leading to one mock dogfight with Greek jets that were dispatched to the area.

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

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.

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.

The Turkish Air force violated Greek airspace a total of 42 times on Tuesday. Two reconnaissance CN-235 aircraft accounted for 34 of the violations, with a total of 8 Turkish planes infringing the Athens FIR without permission. The CN-235 followed a high altitude flight path, with 2 armed F-16 fighter jets accompanying them, according to information obtained by Protothema.gr.

There are many cases that raise questions on where to draw the line on criminal actions during the coup attempt on the night of July 15, 2016.