Erdogan says that Greece will pay a ‘heavy price’ if it ‘goes further’ with Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Greece would pay a “heavy price” if it “goes further” with Ankara. He announced this during his speech at the TEKNOFEST festival.

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“Greece threatens us with S-300s. Greece, look at history. If you go further, the price will be heavy, don’t forget Izmir,” Erdogan said.

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Earlier, the Turkish leader said that Greece’s actions against Turkish fighter jets in the Aegean are a provocation. According to him, Athens is allegedly trying to destabilize the situation in the region, in which NATO helps them.

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Prior to this, Ankara accused Athens of launching a missile from the S-300 system at Turkish aircraft during their reconnaissance mission.

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It is noted that a Turkish F-16 aircraft spotted a surface-to-air missile during a reconnaissance mission 10,000 feet west of the island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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In turn, the Greek Defense Ministry denied Turkey’s statement about the alleged use of the S-300 system against Turkish F-16 fighters.