Turkey claims it is under 'blockade' in Mediterranean standoff
The latest crisis in the Mediterranean appears entirely driven by Ankara’s desire to create a crisis where none existed before.
CREW MEMBERS of the amphibious landing ship tank ‘TCG Bayraktar’ pose after a landing drill during the Blue Homeland naval exercise in Izmir Bay, Turkey, in March 2019.(photo credit: REUTERS/MURAD SEZER)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN