2012: Syrien schiesst türkische Phantom ab: "Eine kurzzeitige Luftraumverletzung ist doch kein Angriffsgrund" (Erdogan)
Juni 2012 wird von Syrien eine türkische Phantom im syrischen Luftraum abgeschossen:
Mr Erdogan spoke of Turkey's "rage" at the decision to shoot down the F-4 Phantom on 22 June and described Syria as a "clear and present threat".
"A short-term border violation can never be a pretext for an attack," he said. The Turkish jet was on a training flight, testing Turkey's radars in the eastern Mediterranean, he said.
He made it clear that Turkey was adopting a "common sense" attitude, although that "shouldn't be perceived as a weakness".
"Every military element approaching Turkey from the Syrian border and representing a security risk and danger will be assessed as a military threat and will be treated as a military target," he said.
Auch damals typisch anatolisches Verhalten indem man nach dem großen Bruder/Cousin ruft:
Turkey requested a meeting of the alliance's ambassadors in Brussels after invoking Article 4 of Nato's founding treaty, which entitles any member state to ask for consultations if it believes its security is threatened.