The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that reports in the Greek Cypriot press that US fighter jets had violated the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ airspace did not reflect the truth.

In a statement issued on Monday, the foreign ministry said that it was obvious that the Greek Cypriot side was attempting to raise tensions by fabricating such news reports.

The TRNC Foreign Ministry on Monday issued a statement clarifying reports that emerged in the Greek Cypriot press recently claiming that US fighter jets had flown over TRNC airspace.

On October 27, the Greek Cypriot public broadcaster Cybc reported that American F-22 fighter jets flew over Gazimağusa and Karpaz in the context of a US exercise in the eastern Mediterranean.

The statement said that all activity over the TRNC’s airspace was closely monitored by the authorities and that the fighter jets in question had pulled back before entering the TRNC’s airspace.

“It must be known that all possible scenarios that could take place within the framework of the exercise were evaluated in advance and all necessary precautions were taken. We like to stress once more that our airspace and the security of the Turkish Cypriot people are always safeguarded by motherland Türkiye, the Turkish Peace Forces in Cyprus and the Cyprus Turkish Security Forces,” the foreign ministry statement read.

It added that the distorted news report published by the Greek Cypriot media was aimed at raising tensions in the region.