Erdogan warns Greece of ‘heavy price’ over rights violations

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Greece it would pay a
“heavy price” if it kept on harassing Turkish fighter jets over the
Aegean amid renewed tensions between the two neighbors, Trend reports citing
Daily
Sabah.

“Greece, take a look at history. If you go too far, the price
will be heavy,” Erdogan told a defense systems exhibition in the
Black Sea province of Samsun.

Erdogan was referring to incidents in which Greece recently
targeted Turkish jets with its Russian-made S-300 air defense
system.

It was reported last week that Turkish jets on a reconnaissance
mission, flying in international airspace, had been harassed by the
Greek defense system stationed on Crete. Athens rejects the
claims.

“Greece has challenged NATO and its allies by increasing its
hostile attitude, which started with harassing our airspace and
aircraft and escalated to the level of S-300 radar lockdown,”
Erdogan said.