{"id":20574,"date":"2026-08-30T22:28:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T22:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/turkish-drone-intercepted-by-greek-fighter-jets-over-alexandroupolis\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T22:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T22:28:45","slug":"turkish-drone-intercepted-by-greek-fighter-jets-over-alexandroupolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/turkish-drone-intercepted-by-greek-fighter-jets-over-alexandroupolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Drone Intercepted by Greek Fighter Jets Over Alexandroupolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<ol>\n<li\/>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>A Turkish drone was intercepted by Greek F-16 fighter jets south of Alexandroupolis on Friday morning after entering the terminal area of Alexandroupolis Airport.<\/h3>\n<p>The incident occurred at around 8:30 a.m., when the Turkish unmanned aircraft entered the airport\u2019s terminal area.<\/p>\n<p>Two Greek fighter jets immediately took off to intercept the drone. At the same time, authorities instructed a civilian aircraft that was preparing to take off to change altitude to avoid crossing paths with the Turkish drone.<\/p>\n<p>The civilian flight faced no danger at any point, according to the information available.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek F-16s intercepted the drone and escorted it out of the Athens FIR, after which it returned to the Turkish FIR.<\/p>\n<p>The incident marks another point of tension involving Turkish unmanned aircraft in the wider area of northeastern Greece.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tAlexandroupolis, Athens FIR, aviation, Greece, Greek air force, Greek airspace, Greek F-16s, Turkey, Turkish airspace, Turkish drone, UAV\t<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Kosta Papadopoulos<\/h5>\n<p>Kosta Papadopoulos is an editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, travel, sport, and entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/08\/31\/turkish-drone-intercepted-greek-f16s-alexandroupolis\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Turkish drone was intercepted by Greek F-16 fighter jets south of Alexandroupolis on Friday morning after entering the terminal area of Alexandroupolis Airport. The incident occurred at around 8:30 a.m., when the Turkish unmanned aircraft entered the airport\u2019s terminal area. Two Greek fighter jets immediately took off to intercept the drone. 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