Turkey accuses Greece of attacking its ships and planes
Turkey and Greece, which are NATO countries, risk starting a war with each other. This is reported by the newspaper Die Welt.
“On paper, Turkey and Greece are allies. Now the disputes have once more escalated, and this at a time when armed conflict is taking place in Europe, and the cohesion of NATO is more important than ever, ”the newspaper explains. She clarifies that in the 1980s, relations between the countries escalated when they were looking for oil in the same place. In the 90s, Turkey and Greece argued regarding the status of uninhabited islands.
At the moment, the head of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, threatened Greece that Turkish soldiers might “shower at night.” This is how he reacted to the shelling of a Turkish cargo ship, which he blamed on the Greek authorities.
In addition, Turkey accused Greece on the attack for reconnaissance aircraft. They flew in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean. Erdogan also threatened that Greece would pay a high price for a “course of provocations,” writes RT.
Turkey and Greece, which are NATO countries, risk starting a war with each other. This is reported by the newspaper Die Welt. “On paper, Turkey and Greece are allies. Now the disputes have once more escalated, and this at a time when armed conflict is taking place in Europe, and the cohesion of NATO is more important than ever, ”the newspaper explains. She clarifies that in the 1980s, relations between the countries escalated when they were looking for oil in the same place. In the 90s, Turkey and Greece argued regarding the status of uninhabited islands. At the moment, the head of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, threatened Greece that Turkish soldiers might “shower at night.” This is how he reacted to the shelling of a Turkish cargo ship, which he blamed on the Greek authorities. In addition, Turkey accused Greece of attacking reconnaissance aircraft. They flew in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean. Erdogan also threatened that Greece would pay a high price for a “course of provocations,” writes RT.
