Turkey may be making de-escalation moves in the Aegean, but at the same time through the statements of its government and Erdogan himself, it maintains tension.

Greek armed forces have been placed on full alert after the navtex issued by Turkey encompassing a sea area 200 miles east of Crete and 180 miles south of Kastellorizofor seismic research by the Oruc Reis research vessel, until 2 August.

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made new threats against Greece concerning the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, but also the EEZ and the memorandum with Libya on Monday night.