We will not bow to sanctions and threats. Turkey

 

Tensions between Turkey and Greece have risen since Turkey sent a ship to search for oil in the disputed Mediterranean. Ankara has said it will not heed sanctions or threats. Turkish President Recep Tayab Erdogan said international efforts would not stop Turkey from seeking energy in the disputed waters of the Mediterranean. "We will not bow to sanctions and threats, we will not bow to piracy in our territorial waters," he said in a speech in the northeastern Turkish city of Reza.

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