La Turquie organise des exercices militaires ce week-end au large de Chypre

5 septembre 2020

SEDDULBAHIR, TURKEY - APRIL 24: Sailors standing on the deck of a warship at a parade during the Turkish International Ceremony at Mehmetcik Abidesi Martyrs Memorial to commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign on April 24, 2015 near Seddulbahir Turkey.. Allied and Turkish representatives, as well as family members of those who served, will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the campaign with ceremonies scheduled for April 24-25. The Gallipoli land campaign, in which a combined Allied force of British, French, Australian, New Zealand and Indian troops sought to occupy the Gallipoli peninsula and the strategic Dardanelles strait during World War I, began on April 25, 1915 against Turkish forces of the Ottoman Empire. The Allies, unable to advance more than a few kilometers, withdrew after eight months. The campaign cost the Allies approximately 45,000 killed and up to 200,000 wounded, the Ottomans approximately 85,000 killed and 160,000 wounded. on April 24, 2015 in Eceabat, Turkey. Allied and Turkish representatives, as well as family members of those who served, will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the campaign with ceremonies scheduled for April 24-25. The Gallipoli land campaign, in which a combined Allied force of British, French, Australian, New Zealand and Indian troops sought to occupy the Gallipoli peninsula and the strategic Dardanelles strait during World War I, began on April 25, 1915 against Turkish forces of the Ottoman Empire. The Allies, unable to advance more than a few kilometers, withdrew after eight months. The campaign cost the Allies approximately 45,000 killed and up to 200,000 wounded, the Ottomans approximately 85,000 killed and 160,000 wounded. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)

L’armée turque a annoncé samedi la tenue d’exercices militaires au large des côtes chypriotes à partir de demain/dimanche.

Cette nouvelle démonstration militaire intervient au coeur de tensions avec la Grèce au sujet de recherches d’hydrocarbures sous-marins entre la Crète et Chypre.

Ces manoeuvres, baptisées « Mediterranean Storm », s’étaleront jusque jeudi. Des unités continentales de l’armée turque y prendront part, tout comme d’autres installées dans la partie turque de l’île.

#Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus #TRNC will hold joint military exercises called « Martyr Capt. Cengiz Topel Mediterranean Storm 2020, » between Sept. 6-10.

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— 🇹🇷 Umut Acar (@AcarUmut) September 5, 2020

Selon le ministère turc de la Défense, cet exercice annuel vise à « améliorer l’entraînement commun la coopération et l’interopérabilité » entre les éléments continentaux de l’armée et ceux installés au nord de Chypre.

L’île de Chypre est divisée depuis 1974 en deux parties, l’une grecque au sud, et l’autre turque au nord qui n’est pas reconnue internationalement.

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