Having gone over the top against Israel after the deadly operation on the peace convoy which killed 9 people (4 of them Turks) and wounded many others, Turkey now wants to reduce the tension with Israel.

In order not to come face to face with Israel, Turkish Air Force imposed restriction on its flights on East Mediterranean after the raid on one of the ships that aimed to go beyond the blockade in Gazze. It was also revealed that the flights of Diyarbakýr Main Jet Base Command on East Mediterranean, which were planned before the crisis, were canceled within this frame.

Diyarbakýr Main Jet Base Command, which protects the south border of Turkey and arranges the flights in East Mediterranean, didn’t increase the number of “on call” airplanes. Turkey has recently increased the number of these planes in periods when the signals for a possible military operation on Iran were strengthened.

Deployed in Diyarbakýr; 2. Air Force Command embodies the airplanes that Turkish army uses at cross border operations against HPG guerillas. It stocks 3 main jet bases, 1 tanker base, 2 shoot interceptor fleets, 1 air refueling fleet and 1 military department bonded liaison and search-rescue fleet.

171. Pirate Fleet with F 4 2020 airplanes and 181. Panther Fleet with F-16 airplanes have the feature of flying under all weather conditions and both day and night.

Translator: Berna Ozgencil