Cypriot officials stated that aircraft carrying the defense ministers of Greece, France, and the Netherlands experienced interference linked to Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus.

Aircraft transporting European defense ministers to Cyprus on Monday reportedly encountered Turkish fighter jets.

Turkey has deployed F-16s and additional air defense systems to Northern Cyprus in recent months, partly in response to regional tensions after the Iran conflict.

Cyprus views alleged instructions issued by Turkish Cypriot authorities to aircraft carrying EU ministers as an assertion of authority over airspace that Cyprus claims as its own.