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Turkey's Oruç Reis vessel resumes activities in Eastern Mediterranean

Turkey's Oruç Reis vessel resumes activities in Eastern Mediterranean

The vessel's activities of seismic research and exploration in the region were suspended shortly before the EU leaders summit at the start of October.

12 October 2020

Turkey issues new Navtex for seismic research vessel Oruç Reis

Turkey issues new Navtex for seismic research vessel Oruç Reis

Amid ongoing tension in the Mediterranean, Turkey has announced that its seismic research vessel, the MTA Oruç Reis, will continue its activities in the Eastern Mediterranean until August 27.

‘The party escalating tension in the Mediterranean is not Turkey, but Greece’

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

‘The party escalating tension in the Mediterranean is not Turkey, but Greece’

Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a written statement in response to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, which has declared Turkey’s seismic research in the Mediterranean “illegal.”