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Nicosia relieved as Ankara drillship stays in Turkish waters

Nicosia and Athens were relieved at Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to send its largest drilling vessel, the Abdulhamid Han, to Turkish waters off the island’s northern coast, 55 kilometres from

10th August 2022

Energy

Cyprus braces for new Turkish drillship

The departure of Turkey’s Abdulhamid Han drilling vessel for the Eastern Mediterranean has alerted Nicosia, with officials waiting for Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to announce the ship’s destination. In a tension-raising

9th August 2022

Cyprus/Energy

Brussels welcomes departure of drillship

Brussels on Monday welcomed the departure of Turkish drillship Yavuz from Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone hoping to see similar moves from Ankara, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano told CNA. Stano said at

5th October 2020

Energy/Europe

Turkey withdraws drillship from Cyprus waters

Nicosia heralded the withdrawal of Turkish drillship Yavuz from Cyprus waters as a positive step but said it would continue to monitor developments. The move comes after last week’s European Council which

5th October 2020

Energy/Europe

Borrell tells Turkey to remove drillship from Cyprus waters

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told Turkey to immediately end drilling activities in Cyprus waters and engage in a broad dialogue with Brussels to reduce regional tensions. He said Sunday’s announcement by

17th August 2020

Energy/Europe