Turkey Resumes Offshore Exploration in Latest Row With Greece

  • Erdogan says seismic research ship dispatched to Mediterranean
  • Turkish president accuses Greece of acting in bad faith
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Turkey resumed oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean Sea days after the government said it would delay offshore surveys to seek a diplomatic resolution with Greece.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday announced the decision to dispatch a seismic research vessel, after Greece signed a deal with Egypt to draw maritime boundaries between the two countries.