Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said an alliance aimed at Turkey exists in the region. He said Israel, the Greek Cypriot administration and Greece earlier formed a security alliance in the Mediterranean that "draws a line along the midline of the Mediterranean," and that Turkey's own alignment is not aimed at any country but is intended to strengthen cooperation and deterrence.

2026-08-14

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said an alliance aimed at Turkey exists in the region. He said Israel, the Greek Cypriot administration and Greece earlier formed a security alliance in the Mediterranean that "draws a line along the midline of the Mediterranean," and that Turkey's own alignment is not aimed at any country but is intended to strengthen cooperation and deterrence.