×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Friday
27
Feb 2026
weather symbol
Athens 9°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> World

Satellite images confirm Turkish F-16s secretly deployed to Azerbaijan

F-16s appear to have remained in Azerbaijan long after Turkey sent them there for an exercise months ago despite denials from Ankara & Baku

Newsroom October 8 02:30

Satellite imagery shows at least two F-16 Viper fighter jets, almost certainly belonging to the Turkish Air Force, at Ganja International Airport in Azerbaijan earlier this month. This is the first hard evidence that at least some of these jets were in that country after fighting erupted between it and its neighbor Armenia over the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The War Zone obtained the image of Ganja International Airport, dated Oct. 3, 2020, showing the pair of F-16s, as well as what could be a CN-235 light transport aircraft, from Planet Labs. The airport is situated in the western part of Azerbaijan, less than 50 miles north from Nagorno-Karabakh.

Christiaan Triebert, of The New York Times’ Visual Investigations team was among the first to spot the jets in this imagery, providing initial analysis in a thread on Twitter. Triebert said that the region has been a particular point of interest for the Visual Investigations team, as it has been for other news outlets, experts, and observers, since a new major conflict broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh on Sept. 27, 2020. Since 1994, the Armenian-backed Republic of Artsakh has held de facto control over Nagorno-Karabakh, despite the area being widely recognized as Azerbaijani territory. Fighting has flared up at times in the intervening decades.

See Also:

US Senators Lankford & Van Hollen sent letter to Pompeo regarding the Turkish S-400 activation (Doc)

>Related articles

Sicily: Firefighters rescued 400 rare books from a building on the brink of a landslide, watch video

Tram derailment in Milan: At least one dead, 39 injured – Shocking video shows moment of impact

1,000 asylum revocations by June, announces Thanos Plevris

Dendias – Cavusoglu agree to set a date for the exploratory talks

The issue of the possible presence of Turkish F-16s at Ganja and their potential involvement in this conflict first arose on Sept. 29, 2020, when Shushan Stepanyan, the Press Secretary of the Minister of Defense of Armenia, claimed that one of these jets flying from that airport had shot down an Armenian Su-25 Frogfoot ground-attack jet. Turkish and Azerbaijani officials categorically denied this and said that no Turkish Vipers were conducting combat operations in the region.

See photos & Read more: The Drive

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

#air-force#Armenia#Azerbaijan#Base#diplomacy#f-16#Nagorno-Karabakh#politics#satellite#THK#war#world
> More World

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

Spain raises alarm over swine flu, warns of human-to-human transmission

February 27, 2026

“An unpleasant surprise”: Macron criticizes the EU’s temporary application of the Mercosur agreement

February 27, 2026

Sicily: Firefighters rescued 400 rare books from a building on the brink of a landslide, watch video

February 27, 2026

Tram derailment in Milan: At least one dead, 39 injured – Shocking video shows moment of impact

February 27, 2026

How the tragedy unfolded at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport involving the 67-year-old woman with disabilities – Who “life fighter” Maria Lada was

February 27, 2026

Tragedy at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport: 67-year-old disabled woman falls from lift and dies in hospital

February 27, 2026

1,000 asylum revocations by June, announces Thanos Plevris

February 27, 2026

New study challenges timelines for the origin of writing: 45,000-year-old symbols found in caves in Germany

February 27, 2026
All News

> Culture

Brad Pitt’s “injured daughter” and the peak of the film’s production

"We have fallen in love with the landscape, the sea and the people", they tell Protothema.gr

February 26, 2026

Oliver Power Grant, founding member of Wu-Tang Clan, dies at 52

February 25, 2026

The 1st Athens International Literature Festival is coming

February 25, 2026

Strong backlash over actress who publicly insulted Eric Dane after his death: “Shame on you,” users write on social media

February 25, 2026

“I love it here” Brad Pitt’s exclusive statement to Protothema (updated)

February 25, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα