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PDR1
It depends whether it's actually switched on. My last source was about three years ago, but at that time the cyprus Watchman radar had been switched off for years because interference from egypt (allegedly) created a picture that the SATCO didn't like.
Also looking at the projected location it would have been, what, a couple of hundred miles from Akotiri? Would that be within PSR or SSR range? (I genuinely don't know - hence asking the question!)
The airport radars may have been switched off but the larger ones higher up on Cyprus almost certainly were not. I would be very surprised if that area of the Mediterranean was not in solid radar cover from several sources other than the normal ATC systems. However, none of them will be eager to publicly declare their coverage.