Despite international rejection, Turkey continues its escalation in the eastern Mediterranean

Turkey continues its escalation in the eastern Mediterranean, announcing the extension of seismic surveys until November 4.

25 October, 2020 07:30

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Turkey has extended the period of the surveys conducted by its vessel "Uruç al-Raies " in the eastern Mediterranean until the 4th of next month, during a notification issued by the Turkish Navy yesterday, Saturday, in which it confirmed that " Uruç al-Raies" and the ships "Ataman" and "Genghis Khan" will continue to operate in an area to the south from the Greek island of Rhodes.

The Turkish Navy announced earlier this month that the ship ""Uruç al-Raies " will conduct a seismic survey in the eastern Mediterranean from 12 to 22 October, and in another notification it stated that the survey work in the region will continue until 27 October. This October.

The European Union gave Turkey until December to "review its approaches to the eastern Mediterranean," or else it will impose sanctions.

The dispute between Turkey and Europe escalated on August 10, when Turkey sent a ship to explore natural gas and warships to waters that it claims sovereignty with Greece.

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