Turkey Challenges Greece and Cyprus by Blocking Key Projects in the East Med

Turkey Challenges Greece and Cyprus by Blocking Key Projects in the East Med

Ankara leverages its “Turkish continental shelf” claim to create geopolitical hurdles. Turkish Navy. File photo. Turkey is intensifying its efforts to obstruct key infrastructure projects that involve Greece and Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean, specifically the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) and the East to Med Data Corridor (EMC). Ankara leverages its “Turkish continental shelf” claim to create geopolitical hurdles, affecting the projects’ …

Turkey blocks research vessel in eastern Mediterranean over cable project dispute - Turkish Minute

Turkey intercepted and turned back a Gibraltar-flagged research vessel conducting seabed surveys for a planned fiberoptic cable in the eastern Mediterranean, saying it was operating without permission in waters Ankara claims as part of its continental shelf, according to Turkish and Greek media reports.