“The way the situation is going, Turkey in a few years is taking the risk of losing air supremacy against Greece,” reports Cumhuriyet.
Controversy continues to prevail in Turkey regarding the equipment upgrade of Greecewhile Turkish irritation is intensified by the recent decision in the American Congress that places conditions on the acquisition of fighters from Ankara.
As reported by the SKAI correspondent in Istanbul, Manolis Kostidisthe newspaper Cumhuriyet hosts the issue on the front page under the title “In a few years Greece will have supremacy on the airwaves”.
In the analyzes on the inside pages of the newspaper it is pointed out that “Turkey must move quickly” as “the Greeks are advancing quickly with fighters”.
The opposition newspaper comments that Turkey bought the Russian S-400s, but failed to use them, while it does not seem to be able to get the F-35s either.
“The way the situation is going, in a few years Turkey is taking the risk of losing its air supremacy vis-a-vis Greece” says the newspaper.
Aksam newspaper also mentions the issue, which claims that “Greek and Jewish lobbies are working against Turkey”.
He adds that these two factors “put obstacles and conditions for the F-16s”, referring to the conditions set in the congressional resolution regarding Turkish overflights and violations of Greek airspace.
The issue of Greek armaments is also mentioned in the Milliyet newspaper.
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