Akar escaped: He accuses Athens of wanting 40 thousand square kilometers of jurisdiction over Kastellorizo
Distorting reality once again, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, this time accuses Athens of threatening Turkey’s territorial integrity. “They are the ones who want 40,000 square kilometers of jurisdiction for Kastellorizo,” he said characteristically, while at the same time making threats stating, among other things, that “swimming will benefit the Greeks”, according to a relevant report by ERT.
In an interview with the newspaper Hurriyet, which made the front page, Akar spoke of Turkey’s “right to self-defense”, saying that “They are militarizing the islands with a demilitarized regime in violation of the treaties. This situation gives us the right of self-defense and makes the sovereignty of the islands questionable. Despite all our well-intentioned efforts, some Greek politicians continue with provocative actions and rhetoric. They resort to various means to defame Turkey. They become ridiculous with baseless slanders that are not explained with logic and justice.
While we persistently invite them to the problem-solving meeting, they persistently avoid dialogue. And they behave like this, and they lie that Turkey is the side that avoids dialogue. They are constantly complaining about Turkey to third parties like NATO, the EU and the US about problems we can solve between ourselves. They are trying to turn our problems into Turkey-NATO, Turkey-EU or Turkey-US problems. They are trying to mislead international public opinion with unrealistic claims about Turkey in every relevant and irrelevant environment. In doing so, they display an unethical and undiplomatic attitude.
They are militarizing the islands with a civilian status in violation of the agreements. This situation gives us the right of self-defense and makes the sovereignty of the islands controversial. When we say this, they make a fuss that we are threatening their rule. They are the ones that spread (expansive). They are the ones who want 40 thousand square kilometers of jurisdiction for Kastellorizo. They themselves make a futile attempt to arm themselves with a false perception of threat. They are the ones who have done more than a thousand violations and harassments since January 1st. They do this and then call us expansionist and aggressive. Mercy! Either they don’t have a mirror at home or they are afraid to look into it. If they look, they will see their true faces, maybe they will be ashamed.”
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