The political scientist explained the creation of the anti-Turkish alliance in the Mediterranean

Kamran Hasanov, a senior lecturer at RUDN University, Doctor of Political Science at the University of Salzburg, explained in a conversation with Izvestia that there is a lot of talk about the trilateral alliance of Greece, Cyprus and Israel.

"This alliance is not really new, it began to form when the Leviathan gas field was found in the Mediterranean Sea, and Egypt participated there," the expert explained.

The political scientist added that after Turkey began to develop a field near Cyprus, and then signed an agreement during the civil war in Libya with the Government of National Accord Fayez Saraj, the situation became more complicated.

"Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Egypt opposed this, but then Cairo dropped out of this coalition because its relations with Ankara returned to normal, Erdogan recognized al-Sisi, although he had previously supported the Muslim Brotherhood (an organization recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia)," the expert said.

According to him, the Turkish leader accepted the fact that the Muslim Brotherhood was out of business in Egypt.

"Meanwhile, Greece, Israel and Cyprus still remain in this alliance. Israel and Turkey are in a standoff due to many geopolitical factors. In addition to Gaza, it's also because of Syria and the Mediterranean in general," the analyst noted.

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Ankara fears that the United States may join the alliance.

Hasanov added that Greece and Turkey have disputed islands, Cyprus still has the problem of Northern Cyprus, which Ankara supports.

"Individually, these countries do not have the power, but together they expect to contain Turkey. And each of these countries also operates separately. For example, Greece and Cyprus are trying to block Turkey's participation in the European defense program SAFE (Security Action for Europe), while Israel continues to launch strikes in Syria, where a pro—Turkish government has been established," the political scientist said.

On December 22, the 10th summit was held in Jerusalem with the participation of the Israeli, Greek and Cypriot leaders. The main topic was the containment of Ankara, which, according to its neighbors, is increasing its military activity in the Eastern Mediterranean. The parties considered the creation of a joint rapid reaction force to enhance military coordination between the states.

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