Two firefighting aircraft and a helicopter sent by Turkiye to help Greece fight a massive wildfire have landed at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. Anadolu reported that Turkiye offered to help Greece to contain the wildfire that started in the Varnavas area near Athens and spread to other parts of the Attica region due to high winds. Diplomatic sources also said that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told his Greek counterpart that his country was ready to help Greece as part of good neighbourly relations. Turkish pilot Alper Gaydar told Anadolu today that he and the other firefighters from Turkiye started their work from the Tatoi military base near Athens. Gaydar pointed out that one […]
