Ankara stirs the pot in East Med, Aegean

As Ankara insists on its aim of drilling in Cyprus's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), despite vehement objections by the European Union, another Turkish official scaled up tensions further over the weekend, calling on Cyprus to "remember 1974," referring to Turkey's invasion of the island.
"It would be good for Anastasiades to remember 1974 and keep it fresh in his memory," the spokesman of Turkey's ruling AKP party, Omer Celik, said on Saturday, referring to Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades.
The invasion in 1974, he said, had been aimed at "protecting the lives, rights and interests of Turkish Cypriots."

The remark appeared to be a response to a comment by Anastasiades earlier in the week, saying that Turkey drilling in Cyprus' EEZ would be tantamount to a new invasion of the island.
Celik said two Turkish vessels were "involved in activities" off Cyprus ...