Turkey’s drilling plans in disputed waters
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Turkey is planning to drill for oil and gas in areas of the Mediterranean Sea that Greece considers its own, setting the stage for a potential confrontation between the two NATO allies
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Maritime jurisdiction area agreed by Turkey and Libya

Limits of continental shelf/EEZ* claim

Cyprus 
Greece 
Libya 
Turkey

Overlapping claims

Greece and Cyprus with Turkey
Greece with Libya
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Turkish drilling vessel “Fatih” anchored off Istanbul, May 2020
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Turkish drilling: At least seven exploration projects planned close to major Greek islands such as Crete and Rhodes – within Greece’s claimed continental shelf
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TURKEY
Crete
GREECE
Aegean Sea
Rhodes  
Kastellorizo
CYPRUS 
LEBANON
ISRAEL
JORDAN
SYRIA
LIBYA
EGYPT
(Greece)
Mediterranean Sea
*Exclusive economic zone

200km 125 miles
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Sources: International Crisis Group, Voice of America Picture: Newscom © GRAPHIC NEWS