Erdogan advises Macron not to ‘play with Turkey’ in Mediterranean disagreement

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday hammered his French partner, Emmanuel Macron, over his analysis of Turkey’s most recent exercises in the eastern Mediterranean.

“Try not to play with the Turkish public, don’t meddle with Turkey,” Erdogan said in Istanbul, rebuking the French chief for “not tuning in” to admonitions.

“Mr Macron, you will have significantly more issues with me,” Erdogan said at an occasion to honor the 40th commemoration of an upset in Turkey, citing Macron as saying that he disapproves of Erdogan.

Recently, Macron charged that Turkey was “not, at this point an accomplice” in the Mediterranean, refering to its oceanic cases and boring for gas in waters asserted by Greece and Cyprus.

Macron’s announcements came during a casual culmination with southern EU nations, who likewise cautioned Turkey against “one-sided exercises” in the eastern Mediterranean.

Greece and Cyprus have for a considerable length of time been competing with Turkey over regions in the eastern Mediterranean that the two EU individuals and Ankara all case the option to prospect and drill for gas.

The Mediterranean stalemate has seen Turkey send research vessels into challenged waters, EU partners dispatch boats to the district, and both Ankara and Athens do military moves.

Turkish study vessel, Oruc Reis, is as yet off Cyprus, in spite of the fact that it was planned to leave on Saturday