Tensions simmer as Turkey steps up exploration

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Security: a Turkish police officer patrols in front of the drillship Yavuz at the port of Dilovasi, outside Istanbul last year — Security: a Turkish police officer patrols in front of the drillship Yavuz at the port of Dilovasi, outside Istanbul last yearPhoto: AP/SCANPIX

Nassir Shirkhani

Istanbul

Turkey Cyprus Greece East Mediterranean Europe

Published 17 September 2020, 07:10Updated 18 September 2020, 11:53