Turkey is not the aggressor here, but the one constantly struggling against those who aim to disregard and undermine her natural rights. Declaring exclusive economic zones, issuing drilling licenses, attempting to seize revenue or forming multilateral initiatives in total disregard of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots’ (TCs) rights have led to the prevailing tensions. Turkey will continue to firmly defend her legitimate sovereign rights in the region, particularly within the Turkish continental shelf, which was declared 16 years ago. Turkey is not infringing on anyone else’s share and will not let anyone infringe on her legitimate fair share. Promoting a prejudiced discourse, which Greece and the GCs boast about, will never serve that end.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 25, 2020 21:21 UTC