Turkey’s Defense Ministry announced that its air force shot down an unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) approaching Turkish airspace over the Black Sea. The ministry said the action followed standard security procedures to ensure airspace safety. NATO-assigned and nationally controlled F-16 fighter jets were dispatched on an alert mission after the suspicious aircraft was detected, confirming it was an uncontrolled drone. It was destroyed in a safe area away from residential zones to avoid potential risks.
The incident occurred as regional tensions around the Black Sea have intensified, driven by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Ankara has repeatedly warned that the war should not spill over into maritime trade or regional commerce. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan recently called for limited agreements to protect energy infrastructure and ensure safe commercial navigation, citing the 2022 UN- and Turkey-brokered grain deal as a model.
Analysts view the drone incident as a reminder of the fragile security environment in the Black Sea, where overlapping military operations and surveillance activities continue to raise the risk of miscalculation.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ১৬ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৫, ২০: ০২আপডেট : ১৬ ডিসেম্বর ২০২৫, ২০: ০৩ আমার দেশ অনলাইন কৃষ্ণ সাগরের উপর দিয়ে তুরস্কের আকাশসীমার দিকে আসা একটি অজ্ঞাত চালকবিহীন বিমান (ইউএভি) ভূপাতিত করেছে তুরস্ক। দেশটির প্রতিরক্ষা মন্ত্রণালয় জানিয়েছে, আক
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