ANKARA: Turkish and U.S. navies held a maritime exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
“Turkish navy continues maritime training with allied navies. Turkish frigate TCG Barbaros and TCG Burgazada corvette have conducted maritime training with American destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill in the Eastern Mediterranean on Aug. 26, 2020,” the ministry tweeted.
The drill comes as the tensions mount in the Eastern Mediterranean between Turkey and Greece over energy explorations.
Turkish research vessel Oruc Reis is carrying out seismic research escorted by Turkish warships in the region, while Greece disputes Turkey’s energy exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean.
