Turkey raises tensions: Large military exercise in Mediterranean and Aegean with 87 ships, 27 aircraft
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
Turkey chooses to maintain the tension at a time when it has not yet responded to the Greek invitation for the 62nd round of exploratory contacts.
According to Ankara announcements, a large exercise called "Blue Homeland" is planned from February 25th to March 7th in the Aegean and Mediterranean.
Specifically, 87 ships of the Turkish Navy and Coast Guard, 27 aircraft, 12 helicopters, F-16, F-4, as well as amphibious forces will participate in the exercise, while the Turkish hydrographic survey ship Cesme is already in the Aegean.
Reactions to American exercise in Greece
In the Turkish press, however, there is unrest, on the occasion of the arrival of American forces in Greece in order to participate in an exercise. The front page of Yeni Safak states "Who is this preparation for?", While Hurriyet publishes an article "Landing of American forces in Alexandroupolis".
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