Turkey Wrangles With France Over East Mediterranean Energy Rift
Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks in Ankara on Aug. 10.
Photographer: Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized France for wading into his country’s dispute with neighbors Greece and Cyprus in the energy-rich eastern Mediterranean, deepening a confrontation with the European Union.
Tensions in the region flared this week after Turkey began exploration and naval exercises in waters where both Ankara and Athens claim exclusive economic rights. President Emmanuel Macron announced on Wednesday that France was temporarily boosting its military presence in area to ward against Turkey’s steps.