In his statements Kyriakou Mitsotakis the Turkish media refer to the TIF for the “Blue Homeland” and the equipment, as broadcast from Istanbul by Manolis Kostidis.

HABER GLOBAL TV network report: “The prime minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis he said that his country is investing in the equipment because of the problems with Turkey. Mitsotakis stated ‘if there were no problems, then we too would not invest in armaments programs’. Greece, for its armament programs of the last few years, pointed to it as an excuse Turkey. Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his speech at the 88th Thessaloniki International Exhibition said that the armament programs are being done because of the problems with Turkey.

He stated that Turkey’s positions on the Blue Homeland have not changed and emphasized that this is the main reason for the difficulty in defining the areas of maritime jurisdiction in the Aegean and Southern Mediterranean.

Report of the television network ULUSAL TV: “The Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated that Greece is arming itself because of Turkey. Mitsotakis stated that the Blue Homeland questions the sovereign rights of Greece”.

Erdogan: “We are in close dialogue with Egypt on the Eastern Mediterranean”

Erdogan said: “On September 4, we hosted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his delegation in our presidential palace as part of an official visit, Turkey-Egypt relations have advanced much further with Sisi’s return visit after the historic visit in February .

This important visit was crowned with 17 memoranda of understanding signed in different areas, and we are in close dialogue with Egypt on regional issues, especially Gaza, the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa.”

Erdogan: We have made great progress with the slogan ‘strong Turkey, strong army'”

“With our aircraft, submarines, ships, tanks, we are at a different level compared to 22 years ago,” said the Turkish president, as broadcast from Istanbul by Manolis Kostidis.

The Turkish president said: “In the last 22 years, we have made very significant progress in every field under the slogan ‘Strong Turkey, Strong Army.’ Our country was once 80% dependent on foreign defense industry, but now it produces all kinds of arms and ammunition by its own means. Turkey is one of the top 3-4 countries in the world in drone and armed drone technologies. We are at a very different level compared to 22 years ago in planes, helicopters, tanks, missiles, rockets, bombs, guns, ships, submarines and more.”

Turkish analysts: “Greece is changing the balance in its favor in aviation”

“The Greeks have PATRIOT, F-16, MIRAGE, RAFALE AND F-35”

“Turkey in the navy makes a difference”

Ennis Tultsa, professor: “Greece in the Navy does not have the possibility to reach the levels of Turkey. We may not have all the ships we are building, some of them will join by 2028-2030. But whatever they do will be difficult. Now they want to receive 3 frigates from France and there they are struggling financially as they want to get 40 F-35.

I am not a military analyst, but a professor. My concern is in aviation. A Greco-Turkish war starts like this. In the field of aviation they tip the balance in their favor. I am referring to the comparison between aircraft.

That is why the positive agenda between 2024 and 2028 has value. Perhaps, each country sees it differently. But if in this interim period if we have gaps, like we don’t have any Patriots, while they have 6 Patriot arrays we don’t have any. They even gave one array to Saudi Arabia. We should develop our air defenses. In the comparison of the fighters, they have F-16 and earlier Mirage but they add the Rafale and if the F-35 also joins then there might be a difficulty in their field, that is, until we develop the Kaan in case we get a Eurofighter. This is our only risk in the next 4-5 years. Now in the political field there is no question”.