Four F-16s of the Greek Air Force harassed the turkish navy’s research vessel “TCG Cesme”, which was conducting survey in the central Aegean, according to Turkish media.
The fact that the Cesme is a warship makes Turkey’s move even more provocative and gives the Greek authorities the possibility to board the ship if it chooses to conduct survey operations.
The Turkish Minister of Defense Hulusi Akar made provocative statements against Greece."We have some problems with Greece in the Aegean, the Mediterranean and Cyprus. These problems become deeper due to the populist and uncompromising behaviour of some Greek politicians, which is not in line with international law and is out of reality.Despite our…