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In this photo provided on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, by the Greek Defense Ministry, worships from Greece, Italy, Cyprus and France, participate in a joint military exercise which was held from 26-28 of August, south of Turkey in eastern Mediterranean sea. Turkey on Monday, Aug. 31, accused Greece of &quot;piracy&quot; and warned it will stand up to Athens' alleged efforts to militarize islands near its coast.(Greek Defense Ministry via AP)

Turkey criticizes US decision to lift Cyprus arms embargo

By SUZAN FRASER and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

In this photo provided on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, by the Greek Defense Ministry, worships from Greece, Italy, Cyprus and France, participate in a joint military exercise which was held from 26-28 of August, south of Turkey in eastern Mediterranean sea. Turkey on Monday, Aug. 31, accused Greece of &quot;piracy&quot; and warned it will stand up to Athens' alleged efforts to militarize islands near its coast.(Greek Defense Ministry via AP)

Russia, Turkey, Israel vie for Mediterranean resources

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Police detain alleged IS commander in Turkey

Associated Press

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, right, and Algeria's Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum pose for photos before their talks, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (Cem Ozdel/Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)

Turkey renews call for dialogue, sharing of resources in Med

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey’s economy shrinks by nearly 10% in Q2 during lockdown

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In this photo provided by the Greek Defense Ministry, warships take part in a military exercise in Eastern Mediterranean sea, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Turkey is accusing France of stoking tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, where NATO allies Turkey and Greece are locked in a stiff standoff over competing claims over offshore energy exploration rights. The accusation came as European Union foreign ministers are set to meet on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 to persuade the two to pull back from the brink of a conflict. (Greek Defense Ministry via AP)

Turkey accuses Greece of ‘piracy’ over eastern Mediterranean

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Erdogan, center, is flanked by Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop, left, and Health Minister Fahrettin Koca as they follow a military honour guard during a ceremony at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. Turkey marked the 98th anniversary of the decisive War of Independence battle against Greek forces Sunday as the threat of a new conflict with Athens looms in the eastern Mediterranean.(Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Turkey marks 1922 victory over Greece amid Med tensions

By ANDREW WILKS - Associated Press

The Wart for Libyan Oil Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Tracking Libya’s ‘splendid little war’

By Jed Babbin

he Foreign Ministers of the European Union, Bogdan Aurescu (Romania, l-r), Urmas Reinsalu (Estonia), Nikos Christodoulides (Cyprus), Gordan Grlic Radman (Croatia), Edgars Rinkevics (Latvia), Ekaterina Zaharieva (Bulgaria), Arancha Gonzales Laya (Spain), Ivan Korcok (Slovakia), Josep Borrell (EU Foreign Affairs Commissioner), Pekka Haavisto (Finland), Jean-Yves Le Drian (France), Peter Szijjarto (Hungary), David McAllister (EU Member of Parliament), Evarist Bartolo (Malta), Heiko Maas (SPD, Germany), Jeppe Kofod (Denmark), Jean Asselborn (Luxembourg), Linas Antanas Linkevicius (Lithuania), Luigi Di Maio (Italy), Ann Linde (Sweden), Augusto Santos Silva (Portugal), Philippe Goffin (Belgium), Alexander Schallenberg (Austria), Tomas Petricek (Czech Republic), Anze Logar (Slovenia), Zbigniew Rau (Poland), Stef Blok (Netherlands), Nikos Dendias (Greece), and a few others have lined up for the family photo on the sidelines of the informal talks of the EU foreign ministers in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. The topics of the so-called Gymnich meeting include developments in Belarus and the dispute over natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean between Turkey and the EU states of Greece and Cyprus. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

EU urges Turkey to stop drilling in Med, ponders sanctions

By LORNE COOK and GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

55 migrants on crippled yacht safely towed to Greek island

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Turkey's President Recep Erdogan waves as he attends celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1071 battle of Manzikert, during which Turkish Seljuks beat Byzantine forces, gaining entry into Anatolia, in Malazgirt, eastern Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Erdogan warned Greece on Wednesday not to test his country's patience or courage, further stoking tensions between the NATO allies over offshore energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean.(Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

AP Explains: What’s behind the Turkey-Greece saber rattling

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

Turkish lawyer dies on hunger strike demanding fair trial

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Greek Defense Ministry, warships take part in a military exercise in Eastern Mediterranean sea, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Turkey is accusing France of stoking tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, where NATO allies Turkey and Greece are locked in a stiff standoff over competing claims over offshore energy exploration rights. The accusation came as European Union foreign ministers are set to meet on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 to persuade the two to pull back from the brink of a conflict. (Greek Defense Ministry via AP)

Germany calls for end to east Mediterranean military drills

By SUZAN FRASER and GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

Italian destroyer ITS Durand De La Penne, left, along with Turkish frigates TCG Goksu and TCG Fatih conduct maritime trainings in the Eastern Mediterranean Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, to improve coordination and interoperability.(Turkish Defense Ministry via AP, Pool)

Greece to extend territorial waters amid dispute with Turkey

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Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, right, and German counterpart Heiko Maas speak to the media after their talks, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Germany’s foreign minister appealed to NATO allies Greece and Turkey to deescalate military tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, warning Tuesday that “any spark, however small, could lead to a disaster.” (Fatih Aktas/Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)

EU weighs options to pull Greece and Turkey back from brink

By LORNE COOK and GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this photo provided by the Turkish Defense Ministry on Aug 10, 2020, Turkey's research vessel, Oruc Reis, in red and white, is surrounded by Turkish navy vessels as it was heading in the west of Antalya on the Mediterranean, Turkey, Monday, . Greece says it will conduct a navy and air force exercise in an area of the eastern Mediterranean where Turkey is prospecting for oil and gas in an area as the neighboring countries remain locked in a dispute over offshore energy rights. (Turkish Defense Ministry via AP, Pool)

German FM: A ‘spark could lead to disaster’ in eastern Med

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

People walk in the debris a day after deadly floods caused by heavy rain in the mountain town of Dereli in Giresun province, along Turkey's Black Sea coastline, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. Turkish rescuers on Monday recovered the body of another victim of the severe floods that swept along Turkey's Black Sea coast, raising the death toll in the tragedy to seven, officials said. At least nine other people are reported missing. (DHA vis AP)

Death toll in Turkish Black Sea floods increases to 8

Associated Press

FILE - In this photo taken Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, Turkey's research vessel, Oruc Reis, center, is surrounded by Turkish navy vessels as it was heading in the west of Antalya on the Mediterranean, Turkey. Greece says it will conduct a navy and air force exercise in an area of the eastern Mediterranean where Turkey is prospecting for oil and gas in an area as the neighboring countries remain locked in a dispute over offshore energy rights. (IHA via AP)

Greece plans Mediterranean navy exercises; Turkey objects

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press

Libyan commander dismisses rivals’ cease-fire as ‘deception’

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

People inspect the destruction after floods caused by heavy rain in the mountain town of Dereli in Giresun province, along Turkey's Black Sea coastline, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said four people have died and 11 people are still missing after flooding around Dereli.(AP Photo)

6 dead, 10 missing as flooding hits Turkey’s Black Sea coast

By ANDREW WILKS - Associated Press