The Guardian: Greek military put on high alert as tensions with Turkey rise
Dispute over exploration of energy reserves in eastern Mediterranean escalates
Greece has placed its military forces on high alert, recalling its naval and air force officers from holiday, as tensions with Turkey over exploration of potentially lucrative offshore energy reserves escalate in the eastern Mediterranean.
With Ankara dispatching the Oruç Reis, a drillship escorted by gunboats, to conduct seismic research in contested waters, Athens stepped up calls for Turkey to stop the “illegal” activities, intensifying a diplomatic offensive that has prompted the US, EU, France and Israel to express growing anxiety over the situation.
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More News On The Growing Tensions Between Greece And Turkey
Greece deploys navy against Turkish intrusion -- Washington Examiner
Greece calls for emergency EU meeting on Turkey’s Eastern Mediterranean activities -- Middle East Monitor
Greek PM Mitsotakis: “Greece Will Not Succumb to Threats and Blackmail” -- Greek Reporter
Greece, U.S. foreign ministers to meet over Eastern Mediterranean tensions -- Reuters
Turkey's search for oil may spill over into conflict with Greece -- Simon Henderson, The Hill
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Erdogan, the most dangerous person in the world.
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