Increased refugee flows from Turkey to the Evros and the islands.

In particular, flows have tripled compared to the previous year.

Turkish state television accuses Greece of inhumane treatment of refugees, as reported by Manolis Kostidis from Istanbul.

TRT HABER: “Since 2020, 140 refugees have lost their lives from the pushback of the Greek authorities. The refugees are pushed by the Greek authorities towards the Turkish territorial waters. They puncture the inflatables of the refugees, tear apart their engines and leave them to die in the sea. Thus, the last hope of the refugees becomes the forces of the Turkish Coast Guard”.

The Greek side denies the incidents.

Turkey begins mass production of the “national” ALTAY tank

HABER GLOBAL presenter: “Mass production of Altay national battle tank begins.”

Mete Jarrard, military analyst: “But I will say different things when I see the mass production”

HABER GLOBAL Presenter: “Really? However, the president of the armaments directorate, Haluk Giorgiun, made this announcement. Normally we won’t talk about the tank here anymore. Altai. They call it the “new Altay” as it has a huge difference compared to the original design. For example, active safety systems have changed. Its equipment systems. Its engine has changed, its armor, its weight, its combat systems. All. Here we have a new tank.”

Turkish media: “The Greeks are ahead and have Rafale and Meteor missiles that Turkey does not have”

“Turkey wants to acquire Eurofighter to acquire similar capabilities”

“Turkey has announced that it has expressed its desire to purchase 20+20 Eurofighters and is doing so through Great Britain. France recently delivered another 8 Rafale to Greece. While Greece since 2019 has expressed its desire to buy 24 F-34 and the Prime Minister of Greece has stated that the first F-35 will arrive in 2028. The process of delivery to Greece will be determined by the proceedings in the Congress. Turkey with 40 Eurofighters aims to reduce the lack of security that will arise due to the acquisition by Greece of the Rafale and the F-35. The Eurofighters are capable of using the long-range Meteor air-to-air missiles. Greece has the Meteor missiles used by the Rafale and have a range of 200 kilometers. Turkey with its own F-16s does not have these capabilities and has systems with a shorter range.”