ISTANBUL: Turkey on Sunday claimed i


ndividual NATO part Greece has utilized a Russian-made air safeguard framework to bug Turkish planes on a surveillance mission, considering it a "threatening activity."

The occurrence occurred on August 23 when Greece's S-300 rocket framework conveyed on the island of Crete put a lock on Turkish F-16 planes flying at 10,000 feet west of Rhodes, Turkish guard service sources said.

That was "incongruent with the soul of (NATO) collusion" and added up to "threatening demonstrations" under the NATO rules of commitment, the sources added.

"Regardless of this antagonistic activity, (Turkish) jets finished their arranged missions and got back to their base securely."

Turkey has lately griped of what it calls provocative activities by Greece, saying such moves subvert harmony endeavors.

The two uncomfortable NATO neighbors have well established ocean and air limit debates which lead to approach day to day aviation based armed forces watches and capture attempt missions for the most part around Greek islands close to Turkey's shore.

Athens blames Ankara for overflying Greek islands.

Turkey says Greece is positioning soldiers on islands in the Aegean Sea disregarding truces endorsed after World Wars I and II.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cut off exchange with Greece in the wake of charging that Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis campaigned against US arms deals to his country.

Washington has authorized Ankara for taking conveyance of a high level Russian rocket protection framework in 2019.

The buy saw the United States drop Turkey from the F-35 joint strike contender program.

Be that as it may, Joe Biden's organization has flagged it very well might move past the question and there have been discusses F-16 buys.

Turkish protection service sources said Greece additionally had bought the Russian-made air safeguard framework and denounced Western nations, without naming them, of chasing after two-sided strategies.

Athens is additionally looking at US weaponry trying to reinforce its airforce in the midst of strains with Ankara.

In June, Greece formalized a solicitation for US-made F-35 warrior jets.