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Greek fighter jets engaged in dogfights over the Aegean Sea with Turkish aircraft that violated Greek airspace on Monday, the Hellenic National Defence General Staff announced.

Frankfurter Rundschau writes of a dangerous escalation in Greek-Turkish relations, which can lead to an "undesirable accident" and a new arms race between the two NATO partners.

Turkey is questioning the Greek sovereignty of Imia, with a statement of its foreign ministry according to which this particular region of the Aegean is not granted to Greece under international treaties. This was topped by provocations by Erdogan from within Hagia Sophia.