Four Turkish aircraft violated Greek airspace 12 times in a single day on Monday, according to Skai, with a CN-235 spy p...

Written on 08/19/2026
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Four Turkish aircraft violated Greek airspace 12 times in a single day on Monday, according to Skai, with a CN-235 spy plane and three separate drones responsible for all the incursions. The CN-235 reconnaissance aircraft alone crossed into Greek airspace six times. Three drones, operating individually, carried out the other six violations across the northeastern, central, and southeastern Aegean. The aircraft also committed six additional violations of the Athens Flight Information Region, where aircraft are required to identify themselves and follow Greek air traffic control procedures. Turkey's military aircraft ignored those rules entirely. The incident comes as Ankara has been ramping up its provocations against Greece on multiple fronts. Turkish authorities recently approved maritime park zones in areas that fall outside their jurisdiction, a move Greece considers a direct challenge to its sovereign rights in the Aegean. Monday's violations are not isolated. Greece has been intercepting and logging Turkish airspace breaches routinely for years, but the combination of a spy plane making six consecutive runs alongside three simultaneous drone operations points to a coordinated surveillance push rather than routine testing of Greek responses. Greek air defenses tracked and logged all 12 violations. No armed response was reported. #Greece #Turkey #Aegean