Northern Cyprus

Turkey said it was ready to send warships to escort research vessels that would explore for oil and gas off the coast of Northern Cyprus, raising the stakes in a dispute over drilling rights around the divided island.

What's News— 2011

ISTANBUL—Turkey said it was ready to send warships to escort research vessels that would explore for oil and gas off the coast of Northern Cyprus, responding to what it said was a provocation by the island's Greek Cypriot south.

In Cyprus, Turkey Raises Stakes Over Oil Drilling Marc Champion 2011

That includes a series of warnings to Cyprus and Israel in recent days against drilling offshore for natural gas without the involvement of Turkish-backed Northern Cyprus.

Turkey Takes a Harder Line Abroad Marc Champion 2011

A Turkish cabinet minister also threatened that Turkey would use its navy to prevent Cyprus and Israel from developing offshore natural gas fields without the involvement of Turkish-backed Northern Cyprus.

Turkey Takes a Harder Line Abroad Marc Champion 2011

Turkey said it was ready to send warships to escort vessels exploring for oil and gas off Northern Cyprus.

What's News: World-Wide 2011

Mr. Yildiz also reiterated a Turkish warning that it would make its own agreement with the de facto government of Northern Cyprus to delineate the continental shelf north of the island, if Noble Engineering were to proceed with its drilling plans.

In Cyprus, Turkey Raises Stakes Over Oil Drilling Marc Champion 2011

Erdogan's took the opportunity to toughen his stance while on a two-day visit to the Turkish area of Northern Cyprus to mark he 37th anniversary of Turkey's invasion of the island.

Turkey's PM Warns Against Cyprus EU Presidency 2011

A judgment that the declaration of independence was legal would also have an impact on the wider international stage, bolstering demands for recognition by territories as diverse as Northern Cyprus, Somaliland, Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia, Abkhazia and Transnistria.

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-- How could Turkey oppose the occupation of Palestine and Karabagh (Artsakh), while occupying Northern Cyprus and Western Armenia?

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But in 1993, just months before the case was due to go to trial, Mr. Nadir fled to Northern Cyprus via France.

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