Ankara has strongly criticized Greece, Cyprus, and Israel’s collaboration on the undersea power cable project, labeling the actions as violations of international law.
According to sources speaking to the pro-government newspaper Türkiye, Turkey’s diplomatic representatives have stated that these activities are a “dangerous alliance in the Aegean” and undermine the fundamental rules of maritime jurisdiction.
In a report by the Cyprus News Agency, Turkey’s security sources confirmed that the government will not tolerate such actions. “These kinds of fait accompli will definitely not be allowed,” the sources said. The newspaper further reports that, as part of the project, the “countdown” has begun for the return of research vessels to international waters east of Kasos and Karpathos.
Turkey’s diplomatic response argues that Greece’s actions are provocations, especially since the boundaries of the continental shelf and exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean have not yet been settled by mutual agreement. Ankara has previously voiced its opposition to such activities on international platforms, stressing that they violate the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and undermine the principles of good neighborliness.