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'''1987 Aegean crisis''' took place in late March between [[Turkey]] and [[Greece]], as part of the [[Aegean dispute]]. Turkey learned that Greece was starting to drill for oil in the disputed Aegean waters in the vicinity of [[Thasos]]. In response, the Turkish survey ship [[RV MTA Sismik 1]] was sent to the area to conduct survey. Greek prime minister [[Andreas Papandreou]] gave the orders to sink the ship, if found in the disputed waters claimed by Greece. The crisis escalated, and both sides threatened military action. This incident nearly started a war between [[Greece]] and [[Turkey]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/29/world/greeks-and-turks-ease-aegean-crisis.html</ref> The crisis was solved when the Turkish Prime Minister [[Turgut Özal]] announced that if the Greek government did not enter the disputed waters, then neither would they and he participated in a phone call with Papandreou. |
'''1987 Aegean crisis''' took place in late March between [[Turkey]] and [[Greece]], as part of the [[Aegean dispute]]. Turkey learned that Greece was starting to drill for oil in the disputed Aegean waters in the vicinity of [[Thasos]]. In response, the Turkish survey ship [[RV MTA Sismik 1]] was sent to the area to conduct survey. Greek prime minister [[Andreas Papandreou]] gave the orders to sink the ship, if found in the disputed waters claimed by Greece. The crisis escalated, and both sides threatened military action. This incident nearly started a war between [[Greece]] and [[Turkey]].<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/29/world/greeks-and-turks-ease-aegean-crisis.html</ref> The crisis was solved when the Turkish Prime Minister [[Turgut Özal]] announced that if the Greek government did not enter the disputed waters, then neither would they and he participated in a phone call with Papandreou. |
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A few days later there was a conflict between border patrols which left 1 Greek casualty to 2 Turkish{{Fact|date=February 2007}}. |
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Revision as of 20:17, 28 October 2015
1987 Aegean crisis took place in late March between Turkey and Greece, as part of the Aegean dispute. Turkey learned that Greece was starting to drill for oil in the disputed Aegean waters in the vicinity of Thasos. In response, the Turkish survey ship RV MTA Sismik 1 was sent to the area to conduct survey. Greek prime minister Andreas Papandreou gave the orders to sink the ship, if found in the disputed waters claimed by Greece. The crisis escalated, and both sides threatened military action. This incident nearly started a war between Greece and Turkey.[1] The crisis was solved when the Turkish Prime Minister Turgut Özal announced that if the Greek government did not enter the disputed waters, then neither would they and he participated in a phone call with Papandreou.
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