The prospect that Israel together with Cyprus allegedly are about to extract gas from a 350,000 hectares gas deposits found on the border of CYPRUS’S and ISRAEL’S economic zone in the eastern Mediterranean has infuriated Turkey to such extend that it expelled the Israeli ambassador under the pretend of the UN report on the GAZA flotilla incident which cleared Israel of any wrongdoing other then the use of excessive force.
Israeli Cypriot energy synergies prompted TURKEY to shift its strategic force from the AEGEAN to the EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN in order to secure the freedom of navigation in the Eastern Mediterranean. Protect the territorial waters around CEYHAN, a major natural gas transportation harbor, located northeast of Cyprus by increasing its naval presence in large numbers around Cyprus, the Adriatic and Red Sea.
Thus warmongering between the two nations is increasing in order to establish dominance in the region.
What is interesting is that main stream media refrain from mentioning the natural resources issue Turkey has with Israel and Cyprus.
CYPRUS MAIL published an article written by Stefanos Evripidou on September 9, 2011 which showcases the true reason behind Turkeys warmongering.
EVRIPIDOU wrote:
THE EUROPEAN Commission yesterday issued its strongest rebuke yet to Turkey over its threatening behaviour towards Cyprus’ efforts to drill for hydrocarbon reserves within its own Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Unfazed, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued to raise the stakes in his row with Israel and Cyprus over hydrocarbon explorations in the eastern Mediterranean, vowing yesterday to stop them from exploiting natural resources in the area while also pledging to send warships to escort aid to Gaza…………..
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