In the past, the two countries have fought fiercely over religious issues, and now conflicts continue to break out over issues of national interest. It is normal for the military forces of the two countries to have minor frictions.

Greece and Turkey These two countries can be said to be feuds. The two countries have been in constant conflict since ancient times. In the past, the two countries have fought fiercely over religious issues, and now conflicts continue to break out over issues of national interest. It is normal for the military forces of the two countries to have minor frictions.

(The picture shows the Greek Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft ; after the fire control radar is locked, the only thing left to "shoot down" is to press the missile launch button)

According to the parameters According to the news report, Turkish media said that during the recent Turkish fighter jets performing a NATO mission in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Greek Air Force's F-16 fighter jets directly placed the Turkish aircraft under the radar lock. Turkey claimed that this move It's "harassment." After the incident, Turkey immediately summoned the Greek military attaché and lodged a complaint with NATO.

(Türkiye F16)

However, Greece completely denied Türkiye’s claims. The Greek Ministry of Defense claimed that at that time, five Turkish fighter planes accompanied an American B52 bomber without prior notice. However, the bomber was not escorted by a fighter in the original plan. When these planes passed through the Greek flight control zone, the Greek Air Force dispatched four fighter jets to expel the Turkish Air Force fighters. In fact, such conflicts have occurred countless times in recent years. Each time, Türkiye and Greece insisted on their own opinions, and the truth was impossible to investigate. So the question is, why are the conflicts between Türkiye and Greece so deep?

(Meeting between leaders of Greece and Turkey)

This has to start with history and reality. If the history of Greece is pushed forward, it is the Eastern Roman Empire . If the Eastern Roman Empire continues to be traced back, it is the famous Roman Empire . Turkey's history goes back further, and it was the direct murderer who destroyed the Roman Empire. They enslaved the Greeks for more than 400 years, turned Hagia Sophia into a mosque, and made Constantine The reputation of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Fort is in disrepute. This move directly resulted in the Russian Patriarch replacing the Ecumenical Patriarch and becoming the Chief of the Orthodox Church.

( Most of the islands in the Aegean Sea are Greek)

In addition, in the eyes of the Greeks, Turkey is still the murderer who destroyed its own national tradition. The Ottoman Empire is simply a nondescript existence. From the perspective of the Turks , the Greeks were the first slaves who dared to rise up against themselves, and they were the starting point for the disintegration of the once arrogant Ottoman Turkish Empire , and almost all the islands three nautical miles away from their coastline were All are occupied by Greece. If it were not for the emergence of the fierce man Kemal from the sky, I am afraid that Turkey would have been split into four countries.

(The Turkish navy appears in the disputed waters)

In addition to historical reasons, in recent years Greece and Turkey have also had many conflicts due to interest disputes in the Mediterranean . The background of this series of contradictions is that after 2017, natural gas fields were successively discovered in the southern waters of Cyprus. At that time, Cyprus formed a natural gas production alliance with Israel, Greece, and Egypt, and planned to lay natural gas pipelines in the Eastern Mediterranean. , starting to supply natural gas to EU from 2025, a move that made Turkey very dissatisfied. They believe that there is a maritime economic zone dispute between the two countries, and that Cyprus’ natural gas field development project robbed Turkey and the Turkish people of Northern Cyprus of resources.

(The blue part is the exclusive maritime economic zone claimed by Turkey)

In response to this, Turkey directly signed a maritime delimitation agreement with the so-called "Government of National Accord" in Libya in December 2019. This move directly blocked the Eastern Mediterranean. cut off. And as early as 2018, the Turkish Navy sent a large number of exploration ships to the disputed sea area to conduct resource exploration. For this reason, they often had confrontations with the Greek Navy.Later, the Greek Defense Minister even publicly spoke harshly against Türkiye, claiming that he was ready to use military means to respond to Turkey's aggression. But having said that, if an armed conflict or war does break out between the two countries, Turkey's own size will still completely surpass Greece, but Greece can theoretically attract much more foreign aid than Turkey.

(Greece has purchased 24 French-made Rafales, and the first batch of 6 have arrived in January; not only that, Greece has also purchased 20 American-made fifth-generation aircraft F35. If Turkey does not buy advanced fighters, Greece will have a certain air superiority)

Greece and Turkey theoretically belong to the Western camp, and both countries are members of NATO. However, in recent years, due to Türkiye's series of aggressive actions in the Mediterranean region and their getting closer to Russia, it has aroused dissatisfaction in many Western countries. Nowadays, the contradiction between the two countries is also a headache for the Western camp, and there is no hope of resolution for a while. It is entirely possible that small and medium-sized armed conflicts will break out between the two sides in the future.