Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (68) has indirectly threatened a missile attack in the dispute over the Greek islands in the eastern Mediterranean if Greece “does not rest”. Greece is nervous that the “Tayfun” missile developed by Turkey could also hit Athens, Erdogan said on Sunday evening while meeting with youths in Samsun, northern Turkey.
“Of course this production makes the Greeks nervous. You mention Tayfun and the Greek gets nervous.” The Greeks said the missile could hit Athens. “Yes, of course it will,” he added. tries to take something there, then of course a country like Turkey will not stand by and do something.”
Turkey challenges Greek sovereignty over numerous inhabited and uninhabited Greek islands in the Eastern Mediterranean and demands the withdrawal of all Greek troops from those islands. The situation between the two NATO partners in the Aegean Sea is currently extremely tense. Erdogan had repeatedly threatened Greece in recent weeks with the phrase, “We could suddenly come one evening.”
According to state broadcaster TRT, the range of the ballistic missile “Tayfun” developed by arms manufacturer Roketsan is estimated at at least 300 kilometers. The missile was successfully tested on the Black Sea in October. (SDA/chs)