Greece has accused Turkey's military of "cowboy tactics" as tensions rise between the NATO allies.
It comes after a Greek court last week blocked the extradition of eight Turkish soldiers accused of involvement in the failed coup in July last year.
At the time, Ankara said it would review relations with Greece.
On Wednesday, Greece reported mass incursions by Turkish military aircraft over the central and southern Aegean Sea, which defence minister Pano Kammenos labelled "cowboy antics".
Turkey's foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, told Hurriyet newspaper the country was behaving "reasonably".
He said: "Greece has been doing provocative things for a long time.
"We are behaving reasonably so there are no tensions with our neighbours.
"We know how to give the necessary response, the minister's approach isn't new ... if the situation escalates, God forbid, if there is an unwanted accident, there will be no going back."
Turkey and Greece came to the brink of war in 1996 over the ownership of uninhabited islands known as Imia in Greek and Kardak in Turkish.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday for talks on the migration deal.
The extradition of a total of about 40 soldiers also allegedly involved in the failed coup and who are seeking asylum in Germany is also likely to be discussed.
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