Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler on Wednesday pledged to defend Turkey’s rights and interests in the Aegean, the Mediterranean and Cyprus, and said Ankara “will not remain indifferent” to attempts to question them.
Speaking at a military base in Edirne, western Turkey, Guler also accused Greece of illegally militarizing its eastern Aegean Sea islands.
“In such a crucial geopolitical environment, we closely follow all developments and defend with great determination our country’s rights and interests, primarily in the Aegean, the eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus,” he said.
Guler argued that Turkey is all for international law, peace, stability and solving disagreements through dialogue. But he added that “this does not mean we will make concessions concerning our national rights and interests.”
