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Turk jets 'buzz' Greek minister's plane off Cyprus
Jul 20, 1999 - Two Turkish F-16s buzzed a plane carrying Greece's transport minister home from Cyprus Wednesday. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16s bombing Serbs
May 16, 1999 - Turkey's mission at NATO headquarters confirmed on Monday that Turkish F-16s have been bombing targets in Yugoslavia, sharply increasing their involvement in the air war. Turkish jets previously had been patrolling Balkan airspace, providing protection for attacking planes. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16C's airborne for 7h and 25min
Apr 18, 1999 - First Lt. Erkan Salman and First Lt. Oguz Yeten of FLO 182, the Turkish F-16 squadron at Ghedi Air Base, broke a record of being airborne for 7 hours and 25 minutes with their F-16C's. [Read more...]
Greek air defences locked onto Turkish F-16
Mar 28, 1999 - Greek air defenses locked onto a Turkish F-16 flying over the Aegean Sea. Turkey has sent a stern protest note to its formal NATO ally calling the action "hostile". [Read more...]
Greek jets land at new Cyprus base
Nov 29, 1998 - Greek fighter jets and a transport plane have landed at an air base on the divided island of Cyprus in a move condemned by Turkey and the breakaway Turkish Cypriot government in the north. [Read more...]
Turkey attacks Kurdish rebel stronghold
Sep 30, 1998 - More than 5, 000 troops backed by air power have begun an assault against Kurdish guerrillas in a mountain stronghold in eastern Turkey, security officials said on Thursday. [Read more...]
Israel and Turkey to hold joint air force exercise
Sep 08, 1998 - Israel's Defense Ministry confirmed on Tuesday Israel and Turkey will hold a first joint air force exercise but said no date had been set for the maneuver. The London-based Jane's Defense Weekly said in its latest issue the two countries would stage a six-day air exercise in Israeli airspace starting on Sunday with the participation of Turkish F-16s. Israel and Turkey signed a military cooperation agreement in 1996 that allows both countries to use each other's airspace for training. The agreement has drawn fire from Arab and Islamic countries in the region. [Read more...]
Turkish F-16s leave tense Cyprus
Jun 18, 1998 - Three Turkish F-16 war planes left Cyprus on Friday after a one-day stay that has added to heightened tension on the divided island following a Greek air force visit earlier this week. [Read more...]
Turkey sends F-16s to Cyprus in response to Greece
Jun 17, 1998 - Six Turkish F-16s landed in northern Cyprus on Thursday. Ankara said the visit was in response to a stopover this week of Greek aircraft at a military base in the south of the island. [Read more...]
75 die in Turkish push against Kurd rebels
Apr 14, 1998 - Seventy-five people have been killed in a big Turkish military operation against Kurdish rebels in the mountainous southeast of the country, military officials said on Wednesday. [Read more...]
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