Turkish Cypriots have rights on natural gas in Eastern Mediterranean - Erdoğan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday reiterated the rights of Turkish Cypriots over matters related to drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean. 

Our Turkish kin in Northern Cyprus are entitled to the same rights as the people in southern Cyprus, especially on matters such as oil in Eastern Mediterranean, Erdoğan said in Istanbul.

We are dedicated to protecting our Turkish kin in Northern Cyprus especially in the regions exclusively related to the economy.

So, our newly-purchased oil drill and exploration ships are in the region […] They are protected by frigates of Turkish Armed Forces.

BRT