Erdogan challenges: "We told them if you attack Oruc Reis you will pay a heavy price"

"And today we said do not attack Oruts Reyes, otherwise you will pay a heavy price. "And they got the first answer," Erdogan was quoted as saying by SKAI.

Earlier, Erdogan had contacted German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with the two leaders talking by telephone about the eastern Mediterranean.

Erdogan, in his communication with Merkel - as reported by the Turkish media - stated that he is in favor of resolving the problems in the Eastern Mediterranean on the basis of international law and dialogue.

The Turkish president said earlier that the solution to Turkey's dispute with Greece over energy research in the eastern Mediterranean can only come through dialogue and negotiation, without seeking adventures in the region.

At 14.00 Brussels time, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, had a telephone conversation with the President of Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan.

The communication was announced by the representative of Charles Michel, Bared Leeds, while the communication of the two men took place one day before the extraordinary teleconference of the EU Foreign Ministers where the issue of the Turkish provocation will be discussed.

Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed developments in the eastern Mediterranean during a telephone conversation today, according to an official statement from the Turkish Communications Directorate.

During a telephone conversation between the two leaders, Erdogan stressed that Turkey believes in resolving the problems in the Eastern Mediterranean under international law, on the basis of dialogue and equality, the Anadolu news agency reported.