Ankara has no problem with Greece as long as it 'does not mess' with Türkiye in the Aegean Sea, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells a crowd in Antalya
Erdogan's statement on Saturday came months after Türkiye test-fired its domestically produced short-range ballistic missile, Tayfun , which could hit a target at a distance of 561 kilometres in 456 seconds.
"As long as you do not mess with us in the Aegean, we won't mess with you," Erdogan told a ceremony in the southern Antalya province on Saturday. "We fired the Tayfun . How far is Tayfun's range? 561 kilometres. What did the Greeks do? Newspapers immediately made headlines: 'They will hit Athens.' We don't have such problem as long as you don't mess with us in the Aegean," he said.
Türkiye has complained of repeated provocative actions and rhetoric by Greece in the region in recent months, including arming islands near Turkish shores that are demilitarised under treaty obligations.
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