Saga of Turkey’s Mediterranean saber-rattling continues
A Turkish naval flotilla under the guise of a research mission continues to stoke tensions as the US and French send warships.
Turkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis is escorted by Turkish Navy ships as it sets sail in the Mediterranean Sea, off Antalya, Turkey, August 10, 2020(photo credit: TURKISH DEFENCE MINISTRY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN