Cyprus has reported a new series of violations of its national airspace, international air traffic regulations within the Nicosia Flight Information Region (FIR) and its territorial waters by Turkish air and naval forces during January and February 2026.

The letter by Cyprus’ permanent representative to the UN, addressed to the UN secretary-general, points out that these incidents constitute “further manifestations of Turkey’s ongoing unlawful actions against the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of the Republic of Cyprus”.

As detailed in the four annexes accompanying the letter, a total of “305 air and 33 naval violations” were recorded during the reporting period.

Of the air violations, “81 out of the 305 air violations were conducted by Turkish unmanned aerial military vehicles (UAVs)”, while “44 by Turkish armed military fighter aircraft”.

The letter says Turkey carried out “unauthorised military exercises in violation of the Republic of Cyprus’ national airspace, for which it illegally issued four Notams”.

The annexes list in detail the aircraft involved in the reported incidents, including Bayraktar TB-2, Anka, Akinci and Aksungur UAVs, F-16 and RF-4 fighter aircraft, ATR-72, CN-235 and A-400 military aircraft, as well as AS-532 and EC-135 helicopters, all of which entered the Nicosia FIR and the national airspace of the Republic of Cyprus “without diplomatic permit or contacting Nicosia ACC”.

At sea, Cyprus records repeated violations of its territorial waters by Turkish naval and auxiliary vessels, including the Karatas, Kiliç, Yildiz, Giresun, Tufan, Kalkan and KDZ Eregli.

According to the annexes, these vessels “violated the territorial waters of the Republic of Cyprus” and illegally used the closed ports of Famagusta and Kyrenia while participating in operations in the north.

The Cypriot side links these incidents to the “almost daily breaches by the Turkish occupation forces of the military status quo on the island” and to the strengthening of military infrastructure in the occupied areas, arguing that such actions “demonstrate, once more, Turkey’s total disregard for the Charter of the United Nations and international law”.

According to the letter, these actions “severely undermine the sense of security of all Cypriots, while also hindering efforts aimed at creating conditions conducive to the resumption of negotiations for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem”.

Cyprus reaffirms its full support for the efforts of the UN secretary-general and his personal envoy for the resumption of negotiations aimed at achieving “an enduring, comprehensive and just settlement based on a bizonal, bicommunal federation with political equality”, in line with relevant Security Council resolutions.