Turkey, UK Hold Joint Navy Training In East Med: Turkish Defence Ministry

Turkish Defence Ministry

ANKARA, Sept 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey and Britain conducted joint naval drill in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish defence ministry said yesterday.

“The British destroyer, HMS ARGYLL, and the frigate, TCG GIRESUN, carried out sea training in the Eastern Mediterranean on Sept 11,” the ministry tweeted.

The drill comes as tensions mount, in the Eastern Mediterranean, between Turkey and Greece, over energy exploration.