Turkey Stopped Violating Greek Airspace After Russian Plane Was Shot Down: Reports

A Russian Sukhoi T-50 jet fighter performs during the MAKS-2015, the International Aviation and Space Show, in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, on Aug. 25, 2015. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

Turkish warplanes have abruptly “ceased violating” Greece’s airspace after a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 bomber was shot down near the Syria-Turkey border, a report said.

A report from Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti, via RT, said new data from a diplomatic source in Greece said the last time Turkish warplanes were spotted inside Greek airspace was Nov. 25. At that time, six jets--with two carrying weapons--entered the country.

In 2014, Turkey violated Greek airspace more than 2,000 times, a sharp increase over previous years. Turkey and Greece dispute the sovereignty of islands in the Aegean Sea along with other territorial waters and national airspace, reported The Week. From the start of 2015 until October, military authorities said 1,443 airspace violations were committed by Turkish planes.

This frame grab from video by Haberturk TV, shows a Russian warplane on fire before crashing on a hill as seen from Hatay province, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Turkey shot down the Russian warplane Tuesday, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Russia denied that the plane crossed the Syrian border into Turkish skies. (Haberturk TV via AP) TURKEY OUT