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Turkey is causing the weather, raising tensions in the eastern Mediterranean to unprecedented levels, while targeting Greek islands of the Aegean Sea.
HE Turkey Tactics it moves on two levels. On the one hand, Ankara, through Tayyip Erdogan himself, is indirectly but explicitly attacking the great Western powers for using Greece to curb Turkish aspirations in the region, and on the other hand, Ankara is sharpening its rhetoric and threats in its against. From Greece.
Erdogan: Turkey is a world power
In fact, in this context, it is implied that Turkey is prepared to provoke an episode of war by opening the range of its demands for a full dialogue with Greece that goes far beyond the delimitation of the maritime zones between the two countries.
Today ο Tayyip Erdogan in an intolerant illusion He also highlighted the goals in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean that Turkey is a large country of 780,000 square kilometers and underlined with meaning:
“The attempt to trap on its shores, with an island of 10 square kilometers, is a clear expression of injustice. They are putting us in front of a state that, throughout its history, hides behind other countries, and is trying to achieve its own hidden goals. And this is a great injustice. We are tired of this shadow play. It started to get fun. “They are launching a state that is unprecedented even in itself and provoking it against Turkey, which is a regional and global power.”
Turkey vs France
In fact, the representative of Erdogan’s party, Omer celik Turkish fire against France and Emmanuel Macron continued.
“If Macron has put a red line for the ‘Blue Homeland’, we will return it to him and we have the power to return it to him,” said the Turkish official on the occasion of Paris’ decision to send the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, the French flagship. Marina, accompanied by “invisible” ships and submarines, to the Eastern Mediterranean.
According to French media, Charles de Gaulle will be on standby, with equipment including fighter jets, flying radars and strategic weaponry of maximum-range missiles and anti-submarine arsenal.
Or it does not concern Greece
In that sense, the Turkish official accused our country of “operating as a pirate country in the Eastern Mediterranean” and in fact “trying to outdo its boy.”
Regarding the stay of Oruc Reis in the Eastern Mediterranean, Omer Celik has indicated that “we are carrying out studies on our continental platform, in an area that belongs to our maritime jurisdiction”.
“There is nothing about Greece,” he added.
Messages … bomb
The moment in which Turkey chooses this rhetoric coincides with the last 24 hours of “indications” that show Turkey determined to provoke a military engagement with Greece.
The last post-bomb comes from the German Die Welt according to which, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is said to asked his generals to provoke a hot episode, sink a Greek ship or shoot down a Greek fighter plane.
Specifically, the German newspaper, citing Turkish military sources in Ankara, assures that a few days ago the “sultan” ordered his generals to sink a warship, but without many casualties.
According to the same publication, the generals refused to follow orders, resulting in the scene of the downing of a Greek aircraft, where the pilot would have the opportunity to leave the aircraft.
In other words, it seems that Ankara’s intention was to provoke a fiery episode with no human losses, plans that were nevertheless rejected by the Turkish generals.
This is because, according to Die Welt, when a war is being prepared, the army follows a specific procedure, according to which first conversations are held in the background with the parties involved, then air battles take place, warning shots follow and finally the attack. 
It should be noted that German Foreign Minister Haiko Maas had expressed concern about provoking a hot episode in the Eastern Mediterranean during his visit to Athens.
“The current situation is a game with fire and any spark can lead to disaster,” he said in a joint statement with Nikos Dendias, noting that the escalation in recent weeks is causing concern and concern.
Aegean and Kastelorizo Challenges
At the same time, there is a barrage of statements or publications in the last 24 hours, on the basis of which Turkey openly questions the sovereignty of Greece in the islands of the Aegean and Kastelorizo.
Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu mentioned Kastelorizo and noted that “in case there are teams that exceed the limit, Greece will be the loser.”
In propaganda infographic by Turkey’s state news agency Anadolu raises the issue of demilitarization of the Greek islands.
Under the title “Greece violates the Lausanne and Paris treaties by militarizing the eastern Aegean islands,” Anadolu claims, among other things, that “Greece is violating its treaty obligations despite Turkish objections.” Athens insists in acting against the demilitarization regime of the Aegean islands by equipping them since the 1960s “.
In fact, the map shows the Aegean islands that Turkey considers to be illegally holding the Greek military forces. 
Climate of war
In this context the Pro-government Turkish newspaper Yeni κafak, considers that Turkey now has the right to intervene in the Greek islands and cultivates a climate of war.
The newspaper cites expert estimates, according to which Greece, by transporting soldiers to the islands under a demilitarized regime, lost its right to sovereignty.
It is noted that the Turkish media in recent days have been promoting the non-existent accusation that Greece transported Greek soldiers to Kastelorizo by boat.
Today, the Yeni κafak newspaper claims that, in the same way, Greece has sent troops to Rhodes.
In today’s Yeni φάafak cover story titled “Turkey has the right to intervene,” it says that, according to experts, the illegal dispatch of troops to the islands gives the right to political, legal and military intervention in Turkey.
According to KYPE, Yeni κafak is organizing an evaluation of the professor of international law at the University of Marmara, Selami Kuran, who considers that Greece is violating the regime of demilitarization of the islands.
“If with this deployment of troops Turkey feels that its own independence is threatened, then it is a clear threat.” If political and diplomatic efforts fail, you can take the necessary measures under the legal right of defense provided for in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations. “It can neutralize the military elements one by one in the air, the sea and the land.” 
Fear of provocations
In this context, Athens is alert and alert, fearful Turkish provocations in the Aegean while at the diplomatic level he asks Turkey to choose between de-escalation or EU sanctions.
In fact, his statement moved in this spirit government spokesman Stelios Petsas when asked about the prolonged Turkish aggression and the escalation of tension by Ankara in recent days.
“No one can blackmail or intimidate the EU with threats or yelling.” We are looking for a way to give Turkey one last chance, “Margaritis Schoinas told Alpha.
It was in this spirit that the statements by the representative of the Commission for foreign policy. Turkey is changing its behavior or the sanctions are, ultimately, the European ultimatum for the EU Leaders Summit where the list of sanctions presented by Mr Borrell to the informal Council of EU Foreign Ministers will be discussed.
De-escalation or sanctions
Peter Stano emphasized that the EU foreign ministers were clear about the consequences if there are no changes in Turkey’s behavior.
More specifically, Stano emphasized: “The message from the EU was clear in terms of solidarity in Cyprus and Greece and it was clear in terms of what we expect Turkey to decline.”
At the same time, he pointed out that “the ministers were also very clear about the schedules, how long we wait for the change in behavior (of Turkey) as well as they were clear about the consequences if there is no change in this behavior that contributes to the escalation of the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean.
“So the message is clear, the schedules are clear and also the measures are clear and we hope that this will be taken into account by the Turkish partners and friends and that they will start working accordingly so that we do not have to move to the alternative path of the restrictive measures “.
Americans say de-escalation and dialogue
Meanwhile, a new conviction of the Turkish investigations was carried out today. State Department, highlighting that Ankara’s movements are increasing tensions and destabilizing the region.
Washington’s objective is to de-escalate and bring all parties back to the dialogue table, and that is why it was emphasized that there can be no dialogue through a show of force.
However, Turkey’s attitude so far shows that it is not in the mood for a de-escalation, on the contrary, it is escalating the tension more and more dangerously. After all, within the period of a month given by the Europeans, the first response given by Turkey was the extension to a quarter of the presence of Oruc Reis in the Eastern Mediterranean and the questioning of Greek sovereignty over the Aegean islands.
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