Turkish officials continued to adopt belligerent rhetoric against Greece and Cyprus, as the country’s Minister of Defence, General Hulusi Akar warned that Turkey would not accept any fait accompli actions in the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea.

More than 1,455 tonnes of plastic are currently believed to be floating on the Mediterranean Sea, while 94 pct of plastic waste is currently coating the seabed, based on the latest estimates. According to the head of Greenpeace's campaign for the protection of the marine environment Alkis Kafetzis, "the numbers are disappointing."

A planned Turkish nuclear power plant on the southern coast of the nation has been assessed, and will endanger Cyprus and the Mediterranean region.