{"id":20100,"date":"2018-09-18T17:34:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T14:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onisilos.gr\/?p=20100"},"modified":"2018-09-18T17:34:35","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T14:34:35","slug":"a-retired-senior-naval-officer-comments-on-erdogans-statements-on-the-establishment-of-turkeys-naval-base-in-cyprus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onisilos.gr\/?p=20100","title":{"rendered":"A \u201cretired senior naval officer\u201d comments on Erdogan\u2019s statements on the \u201cestablishment of Turkey\u2019s naval base\u201d in Cyprus"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE<\/span><\/p>\n

18\/9\/2018<\/span><\/p>\n

A \u201cretired senior naval officer\u201d comments on Erdogan\u2019s statements on the \u201cestablishment of Turkey\u2019s naval base\u201d in Cyprus<\/span><\/p>\n

Turkish daily Milliyet newspaper (18.09.18-http:\/\/www.milliyet.com.tr\/emekli-tumamiral-gurdeniz–siyaset-2744220\/<\/a>) reports that the \u201cretired senior naval officer\u201d, Cem Gurdeniz, in exclusive statements to the paper, commented on statements made by Turkey\u2019s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey will increase and not decrease the number of Turkish troops in Cyprus and if necessary, as he said, they would establish a naval base in the \u201cTRNC\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Commenting on the above statements by Erdogan, Gurdeniz stated that he was supporting the idea for the establishment of a naval base in the \u201cTRNC\u201d, right from the start. He further alleged the following: \u201cThe increase of the number of Turkish army in Cyprus, rather than decreasing it, is a very important and strategic statement since it would be comforting not only for Turkey\u2019s future but also for the geopolitical point of view. The establishment of a naval base in the Eastern Mediterranean is extremely important in terms of the capacity for emergency intervention\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Claiming that the existence of a naval base is not only a psychological matter, he argued that Turkey should establish a naval base in order to be able to ensure the infrastructure of its \u201cterritorial existence\u201d in the island and the reinforcement of its strategic security forces.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gurdeniz alleged further that the establishment of a naval base in the \u201cTRNC\u201d would be very important also taking into account the energy policies experienced in the Eastern Mediterranean. \u201cIn a strategic geographical place where there are conflicts for energy and interests, the accomplishment of an emergency intervention is very important. The rapid intervention for defence, security, and environmental disasters should be thought\u201d, Gurdeniz said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pointing out that Tasucu port in Turkey\u2019s Mersin district is the closet port with the \u201cTRNC\u201d, Gurdeniz argued that although Tasucu is close they do not have base there. He added that the closet naval base of Turkey which is connected with Cyprus is Aksaz naval base. He also added that the Eastern Mediterranean is connected with the Aksaz Base as well and claimed that the establishment of a naval base by Turkey would enable Turkey to reinforce not only its corps troops but also its naval forces.<\/span><\/p>\n

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PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE 18\/9\/2018 A \u201cretired senior naval officer\u201d comments on Erdogan\u2019s statements on the \u201cestablishment of Turkey\u2019s naval base\u201d in Cyprus Turkish daily Milliyet newspaper (18.09.18-http:\/\/www.milliyet.com.tr\/emekli-tumamiral-gurdeniz–siyaset-2744220\/) reports that … <\/p>\n

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