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Turkey and Libya plan to redraw maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean as part of a new economic corridor. This has sparked strong protests from Greece, and has also drawn the European Union into ...
News Turkey » Mediterranean Region: Why Libya’s embrace of Turkey’s maritime deal reshapes the Mediterranean alignment
With so many condemnations pouring in, why would Libya decide now is a good time to bring up this issue?
News Turkey » Mediterranean Region: Israel 'strongly' condemns Libyan approval of maritime deal with Turkey
Israel said on Wednesday its "strongly" condemned the Libyan eastern parliament's approval of a maritime-boundaries deal with Turkey that drew swift criticism from Israeli ally Greece.
News Turkey » Mediterranean Region: Drafting A Way Out Of Current Stalemate: Turkey, Europe And Eastern Mediterranean – OpEd
Maritime tensions between Greece and Turkey, rendered in opposing mythologies of national sovereignty, are nothing new. The hostility between both states dates back to their founding periods. These ...
News Turkey » Mediterranean Region: Eastern Libya Set to Approve Turkey’s Mediterranean Gas Exploration Deal
Turkey is poised to strengthen its exploration rights in the Mediterranean region. Reports have emerged that Libya’s eastern-based government is likely to approve a 2019 maritime pact, which allows ...
News Turkey » Mediterranean Region: Turkey’s Sends New Drillship to Mediterranean
ISTANBUL, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Turkey resumed its hydrocarbon drilling operations in the eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday after a two year hiatus, though President Tayyip Erdogan said its new drill ship ...
News Turkey » Mediterranean Region: Europe v. Turkey: A New Mediterranean Gas Race That May Turn Nasty
It is the pride of the Turkish fleet. The bow of the “Abdülhamid Han” ship is painted red, with a crescent moon and star emblazoned on the sides. Like all four of Turkey’s drillships, which are used ...