However, the interior ministry soon denied any claims that rebel soldiers might have "hijacked" a vessel to flee to Greece via the Aegean Sea, a sensitive maritime region.
"All coastguard boats are continuing their mission under the Coast Guard Security Command, and allegations of hijacking are not true," said a ministry statement carried by the state-run Anadolu news agency.
A Turkish official also told AFP that, although some soldiers wanted as suspects in the coup remained at large, "we do not have any missing helicopters, planes or vessels".
The private Dogan news agency, which had first reported on the air force search, later reported that it had been based on a tip-off on two suspicious boats spotted off Greece's Symi island.
"After the surveillance flights, the Turkish F-16 jets have left the region," reported Dogan, adding that general "reconnaissance is still ongoing."..AFP....http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Middle-East/2016/Jul-20/363120-turkey-denies-coastguard-boats-hijacked-f16s-return-to-base.ashx
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