Turkish media reports Turkey will not back down in East Mediterranean

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Turkish media reports Turkey will not back down...

Tensions between Greece and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean and the stand-off between the two countries’ navies is the main focus in Turkish media for a second day in a row, with Hürriyet writing “Turkey did not back down and did what it said”.

The survey vessel Oruc Reis is sailing on a northeast course escorted by a flotilla of 10 Turkish warships at the constant speed of about 5 knots and is estimated that it could leave the area Turkey has bound with an illegal Navtex at 15: 00-16: 00 at noon of Thursday showing signs that Turkey might have chosen to back down.

However,...

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Turkish media reports Turkey will not back down in East Mediterranean

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