The Turkish media accuse Greece of escalating the tension in the Aegean, with Nikos Dendias in particular being targeted, after his statements that he is very worried about Turkish foreign policy as broadcast by Manolis Kostidis.

Indicative was the reaction of Milliyet against the Greek Minister of Defense. In today’s front page article, the director of the newspaper talks about “dark shadows on the line between Athens and Ankara”. “Dendias is trying to poison the relations between Athens and Ankara and the efforts of Erdogan and Mitsotakis for a rapprochement for political gain,” he declares, among other things.

“One of the reasons for the reaction that has been caused, is that Turkey connects the issue of Greek sovereignty of the islands with their demilitarization,” reports the Haber Global television network.

“The tension is increasing again on the issue of the islands which, according to the Treaties of Lausanne of 1923 and Paris of 1947, should be demilitarized. Greece issued Navtex and NOTAM for military exercises in which it included areas including the islands it has militarized in violation of international treaties. Turkey responded with its own. Navtex and NOTAM which emphasize that the specific islands should be demilitarized. Verbal communications between the ministries of the two countries followed,” he says.

“Next came the Minister of Defense of Greece, Nikos Dendias, who photographed Turkey in the Defense and Foreign Policy Committee of the Parliament and said, “I am worried and very worried indeed. When I have 100 million people next to me making claims contrary to International Law.

Delirium of Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar

At the same time, in his delirium, the Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar declared that the doctrine of the “Blue Homeland” includes the Turkish Cypriots, and that “we have 400,000 sq. km!”

“When I say “Blue Homeland” since there is also land at the bottom of the sea, I always phrase it as follows: Homeland, small homeland (“homeland child”) i.e. Northern Cyprus. and the Blue Homeland, these three united, because according to the law of the sea, today we in our Blue Homeland, that is, in the Eastern Mediterranean, have 400,000 kilometers of jurisdiction and law,” Tatar said characteristically, and added:

“Within these frameworks of the Blue Homeland, the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” has rights corresponding to three times its own territory!”

The Turkish Cypriot leader also said that “we granted an airport to Turkey for Turkish drones”.

“Now, with the vote of our parliament, it has been transferred to the Turkish Armed Forces. So with some investments that will be made there now, it will be used as a military airport when needed, or as an airport,” Tatar said.

The Getsitkale airport in question is extremely important, commented Manolis Kostidis.