Dante80
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So at the end, you can sleep well for mid-term there is no threat toward us from south (as long as PKK removed) and east. The real deal is Greece and it's airforce capabilities.
Agreed on that. Barring the HAWK system, Turkey has been historically underfunding its air defense capabilities. A system like S-400 now can be used defensively to shield against counter-force attacks of high value targets, as well as an area denial weapon via the forming of kill boxes on the Aegean. The second capability is not that prevalent though, due to the nature of the Aegean environment (radar obfuscation via land masses, the amount of contacts inside the small theater essentially making it a confusing electronic soup for all combatants, IFF propagation strategies etc).
Another attribute of the system that must be commented on is its (at least theoretical) capability to impede a Cruise missile attack against high value targets, not simply an aircraft bombing mission. HAF trains two squadrons on the use of the SCALP cruise missile, and the S-400 system is a very valued counter to that.