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December 26, 2019       Share:    

Source: https://www.memri.org/reports/celebrating-turkey-libya-agreement-editor-akp-mouthpiece-pens-historical-blueprint-return

Turkey, the Real Ruler of the Mediterranean, Is Back

(MEMRI) In Turkey's Yeni Azafak daily, a mouthpiece of Turkey's ruling AKP party, editor-in-chief Abrahim Karagul wrote on Dec. 2: "The Ottomans are back...the claims of past centuries are back; in brief, everything that belongs to us is back. We have seen that they are all ours, they belong to us." Turkey's enemies "were dividing the Mediterranean, completely eliminating Turkey from this sea - which was once a Turkish Lake - and making it impossible for us to breathe." "The deal between Turkey and Libya not only ruined all plans over the Mediterranean but it also showed the world that Turkey has a Mediterranean map....Turkey and Libya directly became bordering countries. We build a shield right in the middle of the Mediterranean."

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