Disruptor’ Erdogan faces sanctions over new oil mission in eastern Med

Disruptor’ Erdogan faces sanctions over new oil mission in eastern Med

Disruptor' Erdogan faces sanctions over new oil mission in eastern Med

'Disruptor' Erdogan faces sanctions over new oil mission in eastern Med

'Disruptor' Erdogan faces sanctions over new oil mission in eastern Med

Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned. (AFP)

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'Disruptor' Erdogan faces sanctions over new oil mission in eastern Med

Updated 13 October 2020

ANKARA: Recep Tayyip Erdogan was condemned as a "disruptor of peace and stability“ on Monday after he redeployed a survey vessel to search for oil in Greek territorial waters.

The Turkish president now risks sanctions from the EU, which condemned his "negative behavior.“

The redeployment of the survey vessel Oruc Reis protected by armed Turkish naval ships has added fuel to a bitter dispute between Turkey and Greece over exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean.

Ankara had withdrawn the vessel from Greek waters last month