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TURKEY SAYS ISRAELI WARPLANES DIDN'T HARASS ITS SEISMIC RESEARCH SHIP
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 1, 2011 - 09:58 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish General Staff has denied news reports
that a Turkish seismic research ship exploring gas near Cyprus was
harassed by two low-flying Israeli warplanes and a helicopter on
Thursday, September 29 night, according to Today's Zaman.
A written statement posted on the General Staff's website on Friday
said that the reports are untrue.
Turkish Vatan daily published a story on Friday referring to a story
by the Greek Cypriot daily Phileleftheros, which argued that Israel
boosted its presence in the Eastern Mediterranean as of Thursday
night. The report said the two F-15 jets that took off from Tel Aviv
flew through the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot airspaces. The
jets reportedly ignored warnings from the Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus (KKTC) officials and got so close to Turkey's Mediterranean
coasts that they could be even seen from Mersin's beaches, the report
said. Turkey then reportedly sent two F-16 jets to the area to track
the Israeli jets, which then returned to Israel.
An Israeli military helicopter also flew over the Turkish research
ship, Piri Reis, on Thursday night, according to the daily, as it was
in the Aphrodite gas field, off Cyprus' southern coast and adjacent
to the larger Leviathan field. The helicopter flew low over the ship
for a long time, the report said.
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 1, 2011 - 09:58 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish General Staff has denied news reports
that a Turkish seismic research ship exploring gas near Cyprus was
harassed by two low-flying Israeli warplanes and a helicopter on
Thursday, September 29 night, according to Today's Zaman.
A written statement posted on the General Staff's website on Friday
said that the reports are untrue.
Turkish Vatan daily published a story on Friday referring to a story
by the Greek Cypriot daily Phileleftheros, which argued that Israel
boosted its presence in the Eastern Mediterranean as of Thursday
night. The report said the two F-15 jets that took off from Tel Aviv
flew through the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot airspaces. The
jets reportedly ignored warnings from the Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus (KKTC) officials and got so close to Turkey's Mediterranean
coasts that they could be even seen from Mersin's beaches, the report
said. Turkey then reportedly sent two F-16 jets to the area to track
the Israeli jets, which then returned to Israel.
An Israeli military helicopter also flew over the Turkish research
ship, Piri Reis, on Thursday night, according to the daily, as it was
in the Aphrodite gas field, off Cyprus' southern coast and adjacent
to the larger Leviathan field. The helicopter flew low over the ship
for a long time, the report said.