Defense Ministry warns over France-Greek Cyprus military deal
Türkiye’s Defense Ministry has criticized a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) signed between France and Greek Cyprus, saying any military alliance targeting Türkiye’s rights and interests has “no chance of success.”
The ministry made the statement in response to questions after its weekly press briefing, held aboard the TCG Anadolu off Antalya as part of the Denizkurdu-II naval exercise.
The ministry said it was closely following what it described as steps aimed at undermining stability and increasing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean.
"The agreement signed between France, which has no guarantor status in Cyprus, and the Greek Cypriot administration, which seeks to unilaterally alter the fragile balance on the island and disregards the will and equal sovereign rights of the Turkish Cypriots, is contrary to the 1960 Cyprus agreements and to international law," the defence ministry said.
