Jake Mersch
On Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Greece with force if they continued to claim portions of the Eastern Mediterranean were under Greek control and not that of Turkey. This is the latest revelation in the decades-old Aegean Dispute which has stoked conflict between the two states in the past. The Aegean Sea sits between Greece and Turkey within the Mediterranean Sea and has caused a fierce debate over which country has rights to exact portions of the maritime region. NATO has begun to organize talks in order to settle the long-standing dispute, however, Turkey has since stationed armored tanks along their coast while stating this is a military exercise and is unrelated to the proposed talks and negotiations. Greek officials believe this is a scare tactic and is directly related to the proposed talks. This move by Turkey is not out of the ordinary as the country has always displayed its military might even when stating it's in a peaceful manner. This dispute has been active for years and there is nothing signaling it will cease anytime soon regardless of planned negotiations which have failed many times.
https://apnews.com/61226ebfea4cb7ddcf9c23b5fbd94b84
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