Seven Turkish drones swept across the Aegean Sea on Friday, November 6, logging 15 violations of Greek national airspace...

Seven Turkish drones swept across the Aegean Sea on Friday, November 6, logging 15 violations of Greek national airspace in a single day. The unmanned aerial vehicles operated across the northeastern, central, and southeastern Aegean, with Greek forces identifying and intercepting them in accordance with international procedures. A Turkish Navy ATR-72 maritime surveillance aircraft also entered the Athens Flight Information Region separately, adding two more breaches to the day's total. The airspace violations and the FIR breaches are distinct incidents under different aviation frameworks. The activity came as tensions between Athens and Ankara sharpened over maritime survey operations tied to the Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnection project in the Eastern Mediterranean. Greece's Heraklion Hydrographic Station had issued a NAVTEX notice for French vessel Abeille Marengo's operations in the area, and Turkey responded within hours with a counter-NAVTEX, claiming parts of the designated maritime zone fall within its continental shelf. No armed aircraft were involved in Friday's incidents and no engagements took place. Greek forces followed standard interception protocols throughout. The drone activity reflects an escalating pattern of Turkish pressure on Greek airspace, with Ankara simultaneously contesting Greece's maritime jurisdiction in the Eastern Mediterranean. The two NATO members remain at odds over continental shelf boundaries and energy infrastructure rights in the region. #Greece #Turkey #Aegean