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High-ranking Hellenic Coast Guard officers have been appearing before the Greek Ombudsman since Monday over the fatal shipwreck off southern Greece in June 2023. 

The process is expected to be completed on September 20, with the examination of the coast guard head himself, Vice Admiral Georgios Alexandrakis.

Turkey is interested in an offer from Tripoli to carry out energy exploration offshore Libya, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday.

"Libya has offered to us to work with our seismic vessels offshore. Frankly, we are warm to this. So we can be in the Libyan offshore to carry out seismic work," he told the state-owned Anadolu news agency.

Cyprus has yet to decide whether it will remain the last energy-isolated country in the EU or gain access to the European electricity market through Greece.

Türkiye's chief of intelligence has paid a visit to Libya to hold talks with senior Libyan officials amid ongoing tension between the eastern and western administrations over the export of oil.

Recent reports indicating that the United States has resumed talks with Ankara for the sale of F-35 fighter jets in exchange for putting the Russian S-400 missile system on ice have caused a stir in Greece.

Türkiye is not compelled to choose between the EU and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), "as some claim," the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday.




"While strengthening our relations with the East, we seek ways to advance our deep-rooted cooperation with the West," Erdoğan said at the Naval War College Commencement and Flag Handover Ceremony in Istanbul.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday reaffirmed Türkiye's unwavering support for the Palestinian cause, underscoring the historical significance of Türkiye's ties with Palestine. 

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi is expected to pay his first visit to Ankara on Sept. 4 for a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to sources cited by multiple news outlets.

Türkiye has logged a fresh record in daily natural gas and oil production this month, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has announced.

On Aug. 15, the country's daily natural gas production hit 7.6 million cubic meters, while daily oil production reached 107,621 barrels, Bayraktar said.

Authorities rescued nearly 150 migrants trying to reach Greece by sea in small boats over a 24-hour period, officials have said, including one that had 115 people crammed into it.