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Ankara rejects any "illegal changes" to the status of the island of Kastellorizo, Turkish Spokesperson Hami Aksoy said on Sunday, following AFP footage showing Greek soldiers disembarking from ferry to the island on Friday. The island of Kastellorizo lies roughly 2 kilometres off the south coast of Turkey.
Footage from Karar Newspaper
Turkish Foreign Ministry's statement emphasized that the island has been disarmed according to the 1947 Paris Peace Treaties, which were signed following the end of World War II in 1945.
Spokesperson said if the reported news is confirmed, this is yet another testament showing Greece's "lawlessness" and "ulterior motives."
On August 28, AFP published a photo with the caption, says, ''Greek soldiers and tourists disembark from a ferry at the port of the tiny Greek island of Kastellorizo, the most southeastern inhabited Greek island in the Dodecanese, situated two kilometers off the south coast of Turkey on August 28, 2020.''
Turkish Foreign Ministry, in a statement, said Turkey will not permit ''such provocations to reach any success, which are taking place right across our coasts," and added, "Greece will be the party who will lose due to such escalating steps in the region."
Greece’s plans to expand its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles would be a cause for war, Turkish Vice-President Fuat Oktay said on Saturday and a similar sentiment voiced by Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu hours later.
Tension rose between the NATO allies after Ankara sent the Oruç Reis research vessel escorted by Turkish warships to a disputed area between Cyprus and the Greek island of Crete on Aug. 10. Athens responded to the move by sending naval and air units to shadow the Oruç Reis and conducting military exercises with Cyprus and France in the area, creating a standoff at risk of escalating into a direct confrontation with Turkey.
Footage from Karar Newspaper
Turkish Foreign Ministry's statement emphasized that the island has been disarmed according to the 1947 Paris Peace Treaties, which were signed following the end of World War II in 1945.
Spokesperson said if the reported news is confirmed, this is yet another testament showing Greece's "lawlessness" and "ulterior motives."
On August 28, AFP published a photo with the caption, says, ''Greek soldiers and tourists disembark from a ferry at the port of the tiny Greek island of Kastellorizo, the most southeastern inhabited Greek island in the Dodecanese, situated two kilometers off the south coast of Turkey on August 28, 2020.''
Turkish Foreign Ministry, in a statement, said Turkey will not permit ''such provocations to reach any success, which are taking place right across our coasts," and added, "Greece will be the party who will lose due to such escalating steps in the region."
BlueStar1,civilian cargo ship that transferred armed Greek soldiers to Meis island despite Article 14 of 1947 Paris Treaty, now likely loading more Greek soldiers to be transferred to Rhodes island tomorrow.
CLEAR PROVOCATION KOMSU.Please stop escalation! https://t.co/4Ok20Pry9L pic.twitter.com/IZtgqU5FPx
— METIN GURCAN (@Metin4020) August 30, 2020
Greece’s plans to expand its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles would be a cause for war, Turkish Vice-President Fuat Oktay said on Saturday and a similar sentiment voiced by Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu hours later.
Tension rose between the NATO allies after Ankara sent the Oruç Reis research vessel escorted by Turkish warships to a disputed area between Cyprus and the Greek island of Crete on Aug. 10. Athens responded to the move by sending naval and air units to shadow the Oruç Reis and conducting military exercises with Cyprus and France in the area, creating a standoff at risk of escalating into a direct confrontation with Turkey.
