TURKEY DRAFTS ITS FIRST MARITIME JURISDICTIONS LAW
The legislation comes amid disagreements with Greece and Israel in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean.
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The legislation comes amid disagreements with Greece and Israel in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Blue Homeland-26, one of the Turkish Armed Forces’ most extensive exercises this year, was conducted from April 3 to 9 in the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Eastern Mediterranean, with the participation of 120 ships, 50 aircraft, and 15,000 personnel from the Naval, Land, and Air Force Commands, as well as the Coast Guard Command.
The Defense Ministry denied reports that Turkey cannot use the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets it will procure from the U.K. against Greece over the Aegean Sea.