Fourteen Turkish fighter jets, two maritime patrol aircraft and five helicopters, entered Athens’ FIR on Tuesday without submitting a flight plan, the Defence ministry announced in a press release.

In total, Athens recorded 10 violations of air traffic rules which developed into 3 violations of Greek airspace in the northeastern and southeastern Aegean.

The Turkish aircraft were recognized and intercepted by Greek fighter jets. Four of the Turkish aircraft were armed.

The first formation of 8 fighter jets, which entered Athens’ FIR without submitting a flight plan, is participating in an aerial and naval exercise conducted by the neighboring country southeast of Rhodes, while the helicopters took off from Turkish ships.