Erdogan attack: Greece attacked NATO by ‘locking’ our F-16s with S-300s

“Greece is not our equal or an interlocutor, neither politically, nor economically, nor militarily,” said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, proving once again that Greece is a strong card in his effort to fan and promote the nationalist sentiment of his party’s base ahead of the 2023 elections.

Continuing his incendiary speech, on the occasion of the Turkish anniversary of the victory of the Turkish army in Dumlupinar, which marked the collapse of the front in Ankara-Kyutakhia-Afion Karahisar and the retreat of the Greek army, Erdogan stated that: “just like before since a century, we know the real intentions of those trying to waste our country’s time and energy using Greece today.

“Our F-16 jets have been locked by S-300 missile systems. This is hostile action. If this is done during NATO service, it is considered to be done to the entire NATO. Greece challenged NATO and allies of here, not us”.

Of course, then the attack on the USA could not be missing, which, according to the Turkish president, incites Greece to these “aggressive actions”: “By offering F35 to Greece, which it did not give to us, America opened the way for to put the Russian air defense systems in the same bag as these planes. They didn’t give us the F-35, they were reacting to the defense systems we bought, we don’t care. We have the ability to produce any product they deny us. We will convert 2023, the 100 anniversary of our Republic, at the beginning of a new development that will turn the second century of our Republic into ‘100 years of Turkey’.

With our vision for 2053, for which we have started preparing, we aim to bring our country to the top of the world league. This befits the 100th anniversary of our Republic,” Erdogan said.

Petros Kranias