Greece sent a complaint to Turkey this past weekend after it claimed that Turkey was conducting oil exploration activities just off the Greek isle of Kastellorizo. A Norwegian oil explorer, accompanied by a Turkish frigate, crossed into Greece's territorial waters Saturday. The Norwegian explorer ceased research activities after getting the complaints from the Greek government. Turkey, as expected, denies any wrong doing.
The issue of territorial claims off of Greece's islands has been a hotly contested issue between the two countries and almost led to a war between Greece and Turkey in 1996 during the Imia Crisis.
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posted on Monday, November 17