July 2016 Turkish military asylum incident in Greece

This article is part of a series about Alexis Tsipras
Political offices President of Syriza (2008–2023) Opposition Leader (2012–15; 2019–2023) Prime Minister of Greece (2015; 2015–19) Early political life Genoa G8 summit Protests 2006 Athens Mayoral election Leader of the Opposition First term First Shadow Cabinet Thessaloniki Programme 2014–15 presidential election Second term Second Shadow Cabinet 2020 presidential election COVID-19 pandemic in Greece 2021 Greek protests Wiretapping Scandal Prime Minister of Greece First term January 2015 legislative election Government formation First Tsipras cabinet 2014-2015 presidential election Relaunch of ERT 2015 bailout referendum Tenth austerity package Eleventh austerity package Third Memorandum Second term September 2015 legislative election Second Tsipras cabinet 2015 European migrant crisis Twelfth austerity package Cohabitation Agreement Thirteenth austerity package Turkish military asylum incident Prespa agreement Kleisthenis I 2018 Attica wildfires July 2019 election
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During the failed 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt on 15 July 2016, eight Turkish military personnel claimed asylum in Greece. The Turkish servicemen arrived in Greece on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. Although a Greek court ruled that three of the officers could be extradited to Turkey, Greece's Supreme Court overruled that decision and denied the extradition of all eight soldiers. This was one of multiple similar incidents during the coup attempt.