Turkey never to allow harassment in E. Mediterranean’

ANKARA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 24: Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar speaks at the Anadolu Agency’s Editor Desk on October 24, 2018 in Akara, Turkey. Turkey will never allow another harassment to any Turkish ship in the Eastern Mediterranean, the country's defense minister said on Wednesday. Speaking at Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk, Hulusi Akar said, "Our warships in the region are providing the necessary protection. We will never allow a new harassment." Akar’s remarks came after Turkey warned Greece against taking actions in the Mediterranean Sea that would "spark tensions" in the region. Last week, the Turkish navy prevented a Greek frigate from interfering in the activity of the Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa, a Turkish seismic and drilling vessel working in the eastern Mediterranean. The activity, which had been announced by Turkish authorities, met with Greek interference, according to military sources. Turkey has consistently contested the Greek Cypriot administration’s unilateral drilling activity in the Eastern Mediterranean, saying Turkish Cypriots also have rights to the resources in the area. (Footage by Mutlu Soyucok/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)