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news sport j2 money culture scene video subscription TURKISH-GREEK WAR? German media: No one should be surprised if there is a shooting in the Mediterranean soon "Danger of war in the Aegean Sea", "War threats in the Mediterranean", "That would be the reason for war", are some of the headlines in the German media Writes: Jutarnji.hrPosted: August 31, 2020 6:36 pm 8569659 Handout / GREEK DEFENSE MINISTRY / AFP Facebook Twitter Messenger E-mail After Turkey launched a search for gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, in areas where Cyprus or Greece feel that they have the right to exploit, and Greece announces an extension of its exclusive economic zone from six to 12 miles in the Ionian Sea, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay is marked this as the reason for the war, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu drew attention to the relevant decision of the Turkish parliament, writes Deutsche Welle . "As early as 1995, the Turkish parliament marked the expansion of Greek territorial waters in the Aegean Sea as the reason for the war for Turkey. If that happened, the Aegean Sea would, due to the numerous Greek islands, become, so to speak, the Greek Sea. Ankara could then start a war without seeking new approval from parliament, "the Berliner Zeitung notes. "The controversy has intensified since natural gas deposits were located in the eastern Mediterranean and after Turkey signed an agreement with Libya in late 2019 to demarcate areas belonging to them in the Mediterranean, which not only Greece considers null and void," recalls the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "Turkey demonstratively launched a military exercise in the eastern Mediterranean on Saturday. It is a 'shooting exercise' in the area between the South Turkish city of Anamur and Northern Cyprus, which will last until September 11, according to Ankara," FAZ reported. R Greek patrol boat near the Turkish border NEW ESCALATION Turkey threatens Greece with war: 'Announcement of territorial waters expansion is casus belli for us' TENSIONS New Turkish military maneuvers in eastern Mediterranean: 'We will practice shooting for two weeks' "Turkey understands only one language" The Süddetusche Zeitung interviews Nele Matz-Lück , a professor of international maritime law , recalling that Turkey has never acceded to the 1982 UNCLOS Convention on the Law of the Sea, and concludes: “Turkey's position is not as bad as it is often portrayed. But it is weaker than Greece's position. Perhaps Ankara is now provoking in the hope that Athens will eventually engage in resource sharing. That could be useful for Turkey. And that would also be an opportunity to overcome the current stalemate peacefully, "said Professor Nele Matz-Lück from Kiel. The same newspaper also published a commentary entitled "Blind Solidarity" in which the author Tomas Avenarius criticized the European Union's position: "The conflict over the gas field in the Mediterranean is not only fueled by Turkey. In pursuing its borders at sea, Greece pursues a policy of maximalism, which has no cover in international law. And Athens sends warships there, holds exercises for its fleet. As an EU member, Greece can nevertheless be assured of 'full solidarity between Germany and the EU', as Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said during his unsuccessful mediation mission. And when French President Macron then still plays the role of a Napoleon 2.0, sends warships and declares that the Turks only still understand 'clear language', no one should be surprised if there is a shooting in the Mediterranean soon, "warns the Süddetusche Zeitung, Deutsche reports. Welle