Turkey and Cyprus clash over drilling
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The U.S. has urged Turkey to halt drilling operations off Cyprus after a second Turkish ship arrived to begin prospecting for natural gas and oil in disputed waters
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May: Drill ship Fatih arrives. Cyprus issues arrest warrants for crew, claiming breach of sovereign territory
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Jul 8: Yavuz drops anchor to start drilling activities
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TURKEY

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Nicosia
CYPRUS
JORDAN
EGYPT
ISRAEL
LEBANON
Turkish EEZ
Cypriot EEZ
Syrian SYRIA EEZ
Lebanese EEZ
Disputed
Calypso discovery
Aphrodite Leviathan
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Glaucus discovery
Zhor
Egyptian EEZ
Tamar Dalit
Israeli EEZ
West
Bank 
Gaza


80km  50 miles
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Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ)
Turkey’s extended EEZ claim
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus EEZ claim
Gas fields
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Sources: Stratfor, Reuters    Picture: Getty Images  GRAPHIC NEWS