Yankı Bağcıoğlu Reacts to the Departure of the Turkish Research Vessel From the Site: ‘Greece Is Using This Against Us, an Explanation Should Be given.’

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Retired Rear Admiral Yankı Bağcıoğlu reacted to the sighting of the TÜBİTAK Marmara ship, which was announced to conduct research around Meis Island, in Didim. Speaking to Cumhuriyet, Bağcıoğlu said that the Greek press was turning the issue into propaganda material and added, "Our official institutions should make a statement on this matter."

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The early departure of the Turkish explorer TÜBİTAK Marmara from the area south and southwest of Kastelorizo raises questions in Turkey, as NAVTEX envisaged activities from 1 to 15 September, while the vessel was already detected on 3 September in Didim. Retired Rear Admiral Yanki Baggioglou is calling for an official explanation — through an intervention in the newspaper Dzhumhouriet — warning that a perception is growing in Greece that the Gre…