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In a fold, after trying to take advantage of the situation by entering a wedge to gain “jurisdiction” in a maritime zone that does not belong to it, the Turkish Ministry of Defense proceeded, with respect to the two NAVTEX issued for exercises with live fire around Cyprus.
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarifies, a posteriori, that these are Russian exercises and not joint exercises with Turkey.
However, the NAVTEX was issued, although it did not refer to the Turkish Navy, as “normal practice” – as reported – since the area where the Russian exercises will take place is under the jurisdiction of the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of Turkey.
In particular, according to the announcement of the Turkish Ministry of Defense, transmitted by the website Sigmalive.com, “because the NOTAM announced by the Russian Federation is within our jurisdiction for the issuance of NAVTEX, it was considered that there should have been relevant announcement (Turkish) on the safety of navigation in the area.
This NAVTEX Communication is standard practice to ensure navigation safety, as was the case on April 7, April 21, May 4, May 20, June 25, and August 18, respectively.
“In this context, due to some miscalculations, there will be no fire drills or training with the Russian Federation.” 
Russia has denied the allegations.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova categorically denied allegations that Russia supported Ankara’s provocation in the eastern Mediterranean.
He described Turkey’s NAVTEX accusations as allegedly provocative at Russia’s request as “provocative” and said Turkey’s “aggressive” actions in the eastern Mediterranean were due to support from Moscow.
In particular, in a relevant short statement made this afternoon, Ms Zakharova characteristically stated that “such reasoning can only be described as provocative.”
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