Erdogan issues warning to Greece and Cyprus, blasts US

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Greece and Cyprus over the gas drill and the Greek islets, just few hours after the incident between Turkish patrol boats and the Greek coastguard near the Imia islets.

We warn those who cross the lines in Cyprus and in the Aegean Sea not to take a wrong step, Erdogan said during a party meeting in Ankara on Tuesday.

Addressing AKP MPs and executives, and amid a celebratory speech over Turkey’s Kurdish military operations in Syria, Erdogan said,

Do not think we are not watching the moves for gas exploration off Cyprus and the movements in the Aegean with the rocky islets. We warn those who take the wrong step in Cyprus and the Aegean, not to exceed the limits.

During his speech, Erdogan also attacked the US for its decision to provide financial assistance to the PYD (Kurds).

According to him, this decision by our strategic partner, will also influence our decision adding that:

They are asking us to surrender to terrorists. NATO is not equal to the US. In NATO each country is equal to the US.