Turkey conducts a seismic study in the eastern Mediterranean

The Turkish navy issued an advisory on Sunday night saying that the Turkish vessel “Oroch Rais” would conduct a seismic survey in the eastern Mediterranean within the next ten days in a move that is likely to renew tensions with Greece.

The maritime notification said that two other ships, “Ataman” and “Genghis Khan”, along with “Uruch Chief”, will continue to operate in an area that includes the south of the Greek island of Kastelorizo ​​until October 22.

And there is a dispute between the two countries over overlapping claims for sovereignty over oil and gas resources in the region. The foreign ministers of Turkey and Greece met last week and agreed to hold bilateral talks on the differences.

Turkey had withdrawn the ship “Oroch President” from the disputed waters “to give diplomacy a chance” ahead of an EU summit.

The European Union said after the summit that it would punish Turkey if it continued its operations in the region, in a move that Ankara said would lead to increased tension in relations between Turkey and the European Union.