Turkey to suspend research in waters disputed with Greece

Associated Press 17 hrs ago ^ | 7/28/2020 | By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY,

[RomanSoldier19]

Turkey will suspend research for oil and gas exploration in disputed waters in the Eastern Mediterranean that abruptly raised military tensions with neighboring Greece, a top Turkish official said Tuesday.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his aides to “put this on hold for some time,” presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told Turkish broadcaster CNN Turk.

Last week, Turkey announced plans to dispatch research vessel Oruc Reis and two support ships to carry out operations through Aug. 2 south of the Greek islands of Rhodes, Karpathos, and Kastellorizo. The islands are close to Turkey's coastline.

[RomanSoldier19]

research for oil and gas..?

[fhayek]

Is that actual Bill Nye footage? Setting a globe on fire? Well, I'm convinced...

[SunkenCiv]

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[Larry Lucido]

Flaming globes!

[Joe Boucher]

Ahhh too bad.
Been awhile since Turkey and Greece had a significant tussle.

[Texas Fossil]

Serhat Guvenc, professor of international relations at Kadir Has University in Istanbul, said the presence of elements of the U.S. Sixth Fleet for naval exercises in the area contributed to Turkey's decision to suspend the exploration — which he called a “strategic retreat” by Turkey.

Well, wonder if the US phoned slimy Erdoo?

[RomanSoldier19]