In Turkey they know the media game well. And they know how to handle the media. They have also studied the Greek press well. Recognizing the thirst for statements that could be interpreted as including barbs against Athens.
The Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Giannis Plakiotakis, congratulated the officers of the Coast Guard, who saved a mother and her child, that was born on the rocky islet of Barbalias, east of Mytilene.
On Friday morning, in the sea area northeast of the island of Lesvos, a Turkish coastguard vessel entered Greek territorial waters and harassed a Hellenic Coast Guard patrol boat, carrying out dangerous maneuvers.