Turkey sent a diplomatic note to Greece and Israel, claiming that the two countries must seek “their permission before taking up work on a proposed submarine power cable in the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean,” according to reports in Ankara on the evening of Monday.
Turkey’s pro-government media even tried to send maps to Israel, claiming it could sign a maritime agreement with Jerusalem that would wipe Cyprus’s claims off the map.
Instead, Israel and Cyprus have friendly ties and a maritime boundary with which they agree. Israel is receiving new Sa’ar 6 ships to defend its exclusive offshore economic zone and its gas platforms.
In addition, Israel signed an agreement with Greece and Cyprus for an East Med pipeline last summer and is part of a gas forum with them and other states, including Egypt.
Turkey’s goal is to break Israel’s relations. It also sought to attract Egypt with reconciliation claims last month.
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Egypt said Turkey should enact internal reforms to pave the way for normalization. Turkey hosts Hamas and other terrorist organizations that threaten Egypt and Israel.
“In a diplomatic note sent to the embassies of the two countries and to the EU delegation on Monday, Ankara said the three must ask for their permission before conducting any work on the continental shelf of Turkey, according to diplomatic sources,” reported the Turkish media.
Turkey is angry that Cyprus, Israel and Greece “last week signed an initial agreement on the installation of the world’s longest submarine power cable connecting their electricity networks”.
Ankara’s latest claim is that the projected plans for the 1,200-km (745-mile) EuroAsia Interconnector show that it is passing through Turkey’s continental shelf, Turkish media reported.
Turkey apparently wants to use this threat that hangs over the demands on the telegram to blackmail Israel. To show how it will use this, the Ankara government has given its march orders to the state and pro-government media.
REGIME arrested, jailed or forced into exile all critical journalists so that their media reflects the government’s position. Daily Sabah, TRT and Anadolu rushed to print the government’s statements on the continental shelf and the “note” that Turkey is sending.
Turkey’s new note shows its real face, compared to last year’s reconciliation claims. He also criticized Kosovo for opening relations with Israel and tried to sabotage Abraham’s new Accords with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Ankara is also angry that Sudan and Israel are now making peace. These are setbacks for the belligerent country, which supports Hamas and has tried to isolate Israel in the past decade.
Until about 15 years ago, Turkey and Israel had good relations. Since then, however, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come to power and has become increasingly authoritarian, while his country has become one of the main opponents of the Jewish state. He even compared Israel to Nazi Germany in comments at the UN in 2019.
Turkey is now isolated in the region. His only friends are Qatar, Hamas and the weak Libyan government, as well as some extremists in northern Syria known more for ethnic cleansing and work as a mercenary for Ankara than anything else.
The United States can work with Turkey to host a Taliban peace conference, although Ankara seems to prefer Russia and Iran to working with the West and the United States. Even NATO seems to be concerned about Turkey’s crackdown on democracy and its tendency towards Russia and China.
By challenging Greece and Israel, Turkey may be paving the way for increased tensions with Cyprus, Egypt and France. These countries, along with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, appear to have increasingly common interests.
In addition, America and India, as well as other Quad countries, want to work more closely with France, and France and India want to work with the United Arab Emirates.
This means that an underwater cable or pipeline can symbolize greater and changing dynamics. Turkey, for example, is perplexed that Saudi Arabia is also working with Greece.