Turkey Opposes Greece-Chevron Exploration Deal Offshore Crete

Turkey on Thursday slammed Greece’s “unilateral activities” in signing lease agreements with a Chevron-led consortium for exploration offshore southern Crete. “Greece's unilateral activities with international companies in hydrocarbon fields south of Crete do not directly affect our country's maritime jurisdiction areas, but they constitute a violation of international law and good neighborly relations,” the Turkish Defense Ministry said in a weekly press briefing, as carried by the Türkiye Today news…