The Cypriot EEZ is becoming part of the Turkish government's propaganda campaign, which is facing a difficult situation and challenges in Syria and in the field of diplomacy.
Ankara has benefited communicatively to the fullest from recent developments to send messages of determination to the Cyprus issue, which has a positive impact on the electoral base of the conservative and nationalist alliance created by Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2019, shortly before the crucial election.
On Friday morning, the Dogan News Agency, which had previously reported on Foreign Minister Kudret Ozersai's contacts in Rome with the Italian company ENI, reported that the Italian platform had come face to face with Turkish warships. .
Going a step further, the Turkish agency took care to give "war dimensions" to the whole development, talking about the possibility of sinking the boats. This is despite the fact that the latest information on the outskirts of Cyprus does not fully confirm such a development. Sources who are monitoring the developments stress that so far there is no data and information that immediately causes concern for the safety of the crews of the boats.
At the same time, the case of the pro-government Akit newspaper, which broadcasts an "analysis" claiming that Turkey is claiming a share in all Cypriot plots, is typical. According to the President of the Center for Research on Energy Strategies and Policies (TESPAM), Oguz Akγιner, the Greek Cypriot side is trying to take possession of Turkish-owned plots of land.
In plots claimed by Nicosia, the T / Cs have a share. This also applies to the Aphrodite Plot. Without a division agreement, it is not possible to exploit these deposits. Turkey will not allow such a thing and in case of need it will intervene militarily.
Source: Kathimerini