Is Cyprus Gas Row Feeding Turkey's Regional Ambitions?
Dorian Jones | Istanbul
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Cypriot Leader Dervish Eroglu (L) attend a signing ceremony in New York on September 21, 2011 for a deal for offshore gas exploration in the Mediterranean
Turkey has threatened to intervene militarily if the Greek Cypriots continue with their gas exploration plans. The increasingly bitter dispute is now threatening to involve Israel. But the deepening row is now being seen as part of Ankara's aspirations to become a regional power.
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