Amid heightened diplomatic attention ahead of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey escalated tensions in the Aegean Sea. On February 3, 2026, a single Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carried out three violations of Athens FIR and six incursions into Greek national airspace in the southeastern Aegean. The Hellenic National Defense General Staff confirmed that Greek air forces identified and intercepted the provocative UAV in accordance with international rules and established practice.
Turkey Provokes with 6 Airspace Violations and 3 FIR Breaches in Aegean
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