Turkish Airspace

Turkey on Friday accused Greek warplanes of violating its airspace over the Aegean Sea, which Turkish security sources said happened 30 times in 72 hours.

Pakistan has opened one of its 11 air routes for west-bound flights from India and airlines such as Air India and Turkish Airlines have started using it, said a senior government official today.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has extended an order for fighter jets to patrol air space over Istanbul and Ankara today and has banned military helicopters from taking off in Istanbul, a source in his office said.

Turkey was plunged into chaos on Friday after elements of the military launched a coup, tanks deployed in major cities and people swarmed onto the streets in a show of support for the elected government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Both Turkish and NATO radars detected a Russian jet violating Turkish airspace, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday, refuting Russian claims that the violation was "pure propaganda."

A Russian SU-34 jet violated Turkish airspace on Friday despite radar warnings, Turkey's foreign ministry said on Saturday, and the Russian ambassador was summoned over the incident.

In the presence of foreign experts, Russian officials today opened the damaged black box of a warplane shot down by Turkey, promising a transparent probe into the incident.

Russia today began examining the black box of its warplane that was shot down over Turkey's border with Syria, again contesting Ankara's claim it had violated Turkish airspace.

"While the measures to defend our territory will remain in place, Turkey will work with Russia and our allies to calm tensions," Davutoglu wrote in today's edition of The Times in London.

The US military backed up Turkey's claim Tuesday that Turkish pilots warned a Russian jet 10 times -- but failed to get a response -- before shooting it down after it briefly entered Turkish airspace.

Turkish warplanes shot down a Russian Su-24 attack aircraft on Tuesday after the jet reportedly violated Turkish airspace, in an incident that will surely increase tensions in an already chaotic conflict.

The US military was not involved in the Turkish downing of a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian border today, a US defense official said.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said today that Turkey had a duty to act against anyone violating its borders, after Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near Syrian border for allegedly violating Turkey's airspace.

NATO said it was prepared to send troops to Turkey to defend its ally after violations of Turkish airspace by Russian jets bombing Syria and Britain scolded Moscow for escalating a civil war that has already killed 250,000 people.

NATO said it was prepared to send troops to Turkey to defend its ally after violations of Turkish airspace by Russian jets bombing Syria and Britain scolded Moscow for escalating a civil war that has already killed 250,000 people.

Turkey on Friday accused Greek warplanes of violating its airspace over the Aegean Sea, which Turkish security sources said happened 30 times in 72 hours.

Pakistan has opened one of its 11 air routes for west-bound flights from India and airlines such as Air India and Turkish Airlines have started using it, said a senior government official today.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has extended an order for fighter jets to patrol air space over Istanbul and Ankara today and has banned military helicopters from taking off in Istanbul, a source in his office said.

Turkey was plunged into chaos on Friday after elements of the military launched a coup, tanks deployed in major cities and people swarmed onto the streets in a show of support for the elected government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Both Turkish and NATO radars detected a Russian jet violating Turkish airspace, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday, refuting Russian claims that the violation was "pure propaganda."

A Russian SU-34 jet violated Turkish airspace on Friday despite radar warnings, Turkey's foreign ministry said on Saturday, and the Russian ambassador was summoned over the incident.

In the presence of foreign experts, Russian officials today opened the damaged black box of a warplane shot down by Turkey, promising a transparent probe into the incident.

Russia today began examining the black box of its warplane that was shot down over Turkey's border with Syria, again contesting Ankara's claim it had violated Turkish airspace.

"While the measures to defend our territory will remain in place, Turkey will work with Russia and our allies to calm tensions," Davutoglu wrote in today's edition of The Times in London.

The US military backed up Turkey's claim Tuesday that Turkish pilots warned a Russian jet 10 times -- but failed to get a response -- before shooting it down after it briefly entered Turkish airspace.

Turkish warplanes shot down a Russian Su-24 attack aircraft on Tuesday after the jet reportedly violated Turkish airspace, in an incident that will surely increase tensions in an already chaotic conflict.

The US military was not involved in the Turkish downing of a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian border today, a US defense official said.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said today that Turkey had a duty to act against anyone violating its borders, after Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near Syrian border for allegedly violating Turkey's airspace.

NATO said it was prepared to send troops to Turkey to defend its ally after violations of Turkish airspace by Russian jets bombing Syria and Britain scolded Moscow for escalating a civil war that has already killed 250,000 people.

NATO said it was prepared to send troops to Turkey to defend its ally after violations of Turkish airspace by Russian jets bombing Syria and Britain scolded Moscow for escalating a civil war that has already killed 250,000 people.