Turkey is considering the deployment of F-16 aircraft to Cyprus, a Turkish defence ministry source told Reuters on Saturday.
The person said such a move was one of the steps being considered amid the phased planning underway to ensure the security of the occupied northern part of the island, as conflict spreads in the region.
Greece has already sent two frigates and four fighter jets to Cyprus, as part of a multinational force gathering in the Eastern Mediterranean, which includes a strike force from France, Netherlands, Italy and Spain, as well as British and American aerial and naval assets.
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