LEFKOSA
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) warned on Thursday Israel about violating its air space.
According to TRNC executives, TRNC President Dervis Eroglu's Special Envoy Kudret Ozersay had a phone talk with Israel's Ambassador in the Greek Cypriot administration Michael Hariri regarding violation of TRNC air space.
During the phone talk, Ozersay warned and protested Israel for the violation of its air space.
On May 14, an Israeli jet violated Turkish Cypriot air space.
A Turkish General Staff statement posted on the web-site said Israeli jet violated Turkish Cypriot air space for five times and for a total duration of eight minutes.
Upon seeing the violation of Turkish Cypriot air space by the Israeli jet, two Turkish F-16 fighter jets based in Incirlik were placed on alarm, also known as a case of "Scramble", and performed a flight within Turkish Cypriot air space and prevented the Israeli jet from further violating TRNC air space.
