Turkish threats over marine parks

Tensions with Ankara have resurfaced again after Ankara's objections to Greece's announcement to designate marine parks, including one in the Aegean Sea. 

Ankara's intransigent stance on issues related to the Aegean, as expressed by its ministries of foreign affairs and defense and the ruling AKP party, stem from its long-held theory of "gray zones" in the region.

What's more, leaks from the Turkish Defense Ministry suggested a reaction in the field in case Greece proceeds with the delimitation of the marine park. 

This is the first time since February 2023 that Ankara has returned to implicit but clear threats of using military force to prevent Athens from exercising a right. 

Greece, as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis noted from Brussels on Thursday, exercises its sovereignty in the Aegean based on international law, while noting at the same time...