Turkish drilling off Cyprus risks destabilising region

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Turkey’s state oil firm has sent two drillships to look for hydrocarbons inside the exclusive zone claimed by Cyprus

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Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez and officials at the departure of the drillship Yavuz from Izmit bay, June 20 (Reuters/Murad Sezer)

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