Turkey's First Drillship Begins Exploration in Eastern Mediterranean

https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/turkey-s-first-drillship-begins-exploration-in-eastern-mediterranean

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...UNCLOS and the Tripartite meetings of the region's major players, does not exclude Turkey's exploration. Indeed it is Turkey who excludes herself from their efforts to rationally exploit this wealth, better themselves individually of course, and also, their collectivity.

But Turkey it seems has larger intentions than her partners. How Erdogan has defined as "his", a continental shelf, ignores Convention, Law, and the Balance of Power, as it exists, to all the rest of his neighbours, and their Agreement, in and on this sea, because he intends to have supremacy of it, the Eastern Mediterranean.

This month, in November, Qatar and Exxon, intend to drill in Block 10, and in that regard, it "belonging" to Egypt as Erdogan has defined it, he will not likely express any plaint about it, strongly. But, in the months to come, France, Korea, and Italy, when they drill, they will not have this advantage. To that affect, Naval power, and Turkey's willingness to dare, has been warned, is, and already, demonstrated; more so (by that time) with Fatih moved to Block Five, or Block Eight...

...can you imagine, all Maritime traffic west of the Suez Canal, a Turkish domain of interest?

...what with the old Piri Reis (and the Barbaros,) their original seismic surveys around Cyprus' Eastern coast, what with the Naval base that may be built, (there,) what with the new Piri Reis and the submarines that follow her below the sea, what is a military-industrial complex for?