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GOOD to see others have same idea as me.
GOOD to see others have same idea as me.
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Navtex area for target practice
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It is impossible to solve the Aegean problem creating some little islets. Because we claim more than shores. We need to secure international waters of the sea. However there are already some neutral islets such as Kardak.
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Wait i might be confused. You are speaking about the Mediterranean.
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I personally think Chinas strategy makes best sense.
Especially since west won’t afmit or even utter the name of Lausanne treaty or paris treaty. I think it makes better sense that we build and expand on artificial islands. If they start bitching we’ll force them to go back to lausanne.
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Check the list out. There are 16 Tuzla class patrol boats which aren't well armed. Laying out some Antiship missiles and Mar-D on YTKB you'll get 16 attack vessels.
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Ankara urges Athens to use common sense, act responsibly
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA
ISTANBUL DIPLOMACYDEC 27, 2020 11:26 AM GMT+3
A French Tonnerre helicopter carrier, rear left is escorted by Greek and French military vessels during a maritime exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean, Aug. 13, 2020. (AP Photo)
Turkey on Saturday urged Greece to use common sense and act responsibly, responding to a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) recently issued by Greece for a vast area in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean seas.
"We see that Greece continues her provocative and escalatory steps in the region," Hami Aksoy, the Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said in a statement.
"The latest example is the NOTAM promulgated by Greece by which it declared 15 military exercise areas, including the islands under demilitarized status, that blocks the Aegean all along and a very large portion of the Eastern Mediterranean starting from January 4 until February 26, 2021," Aksoy said.
He noted Turkey's position remains unchanged when it comes to reviving dialogue channels with Greece, especially exploratory, highlighting that there would be no preconditions.
"We call on Greece to act with common sense and in a responsible manner by contributing to our efforts to strengthen peace and stability in the region within the framework of good neighborly relations," the spokesperson added.
In another statement during his visit to Libya on Sunday, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said Turkey wants to solve the issues related to the Eastern Mediterranean, Aegean and Cyprus within the scope of good neighborly relations and international law.
Reminding that Turkey and Greece have engaged in de-confliction talks at NATO headquarters, Akar stated that Ankara is always open to negotiating but that its efforts are not reciprocated.
“Unfortunately, third parties fail to see this and take sides. We expect the third sides to be reasonable and objective. Yet, our Greek neighbors exploit the situation at every opportunity and use provocative, tension-increasing methods,” the defense minister said.
Akar also reiterated that Greece has been avoiding talks. Ankara and Athens had been holding NATO-led de-confliction talks to resolve tensions, but the latter has been keeping its channels of communication closed.
Designed to reduce the risk of incidents and accidents in the Eastern Mediterranean, the mechanism includes the creation of a hotline between Athens and Ankara to facilitate resolving conflicts at sea or in the air.
However, Greece hindered the NATO-led mechanism by refusing to attend talks, as it did not send delegations to four meetings in October.
Amid recent tensions in the region, Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration increased their pressure on other EU members to impose sanctions on Turkey during the EU leaders' summit on Dec. 11.
Turkey, which has the longest continental coastline in the Eastern Mediterranean, has rejected maritime boundary claims of Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration, stressing that the excessive claims violate the sovereign rights of both Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots.
Ankara has sent several drillships to explore for energy resources in the Eastern Mediterranean, asserting its own rights in the region, as well as those of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
Turkish leaders have repeatedly stressed that Ankara is in favor of resolving all outstanding problems in the region through international law, good neighborly relations, dialogue and negotiation.
Ankara urges Athens to use common sense, act responsibly
Turkey on Saturday urged Greece to use common sense and act responsibly, responding to a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) recently issued by Greece for a vast area...
The Eastern Mediterranean Training Mission was performed with the participation of 1 HİK, 2 F-4, 2 F-16 and 1 KC-135R tanker aircraft. Air Force Commander Org. Hasan Küçükakyüz During the training mission, where himself participated in the flight, training on air refueling was also given.
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Greek minister visiting military units on islands that aren’t to be militarized according to treaties.
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TN always ready even on New Years eve, amphibious units.
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Athens-based Pentapostagma:
"The BORA Missiles with a range of 280 km have been delivered to the Turkish Army. The range of our missiles needs to be increased urgently. BORA Missiles may threaten even Athens if deployed on the Turkish coast."
The distance between Izmir and Athens is 230 km.
"The BORA Missiles with a range of 280 km have been delivered to the Turkish Army. The range of our missiles needs to be increased urgently. BORA Missiles may threaten even Athens if deployed on the Turkish coast."
The distance between Izmir and Athens is 230 km.
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BORA has a range of over 300km while the export version KHAN is restricted to 280km.Athens-based Pentapostagma:
"The BORA Missiles with a range of 280 km have been delivered to the Turkish Army. The range of our missiles needs to be increased urgently. BORA Missiles may threaten even Athens if deployed on the Turkish coast."
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I think this video is fitting for Mavi Vatan thread, as ret. officer of TN Murat talks about ISTIF about to be launched and how the Mavi Vatan doctrine is safeguarded by every new vessel we launch.
On January 06, 2021, at 10.03 at the Kardak Rocks region, a territorial violation was made by 2 Greek Coast Guard elements. With the prevention maneuvers carried out by 4 Turkish Coast Guard Boats, 2 Greek elements that violated the territorial waters were removed from our territorial waters.
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Greece, the USA and the Greek Cypriot Administration Special Forces held a triple exercise off Crete today in the morning.
