New extreme Turkish challenge as the architect of the “Blue Country”, Jihat Yiji, argues that he raised it near the Zurafa Rock Island. In fact, the Turkish retired posted a video that he filmed on a boat in which he claims to have raised the Turkish flag, off the Zourafa Rock Island. However, sources of OHIM contradict the incident and make it clear that there is no Turkish flag on the rocky island. “Let’s not leave this place unguarded, let’s protect it! Anyone who cannot say that the island of Zurafa is Turkish, is not Turkish,” he said. “The place you cannot go is not yours! You cannot protect the Blue Home by saying ‘The Blue Country is ours’ and not be present in the Blue Home! The claim of the Blue Country can only be made by being present here, hunting, travelling by ships and boats, in other words, showing full presence!”, he stressed features. According to the report of the Open the Turkish retired also argued that this particular rock island, which is a para-island of Imbros and thus belongs to the complex of Imbros and Tentou, is a source of oil and natural gas, “In order for our silence not to give a voice to the Greeks, we are today, 22 September 2024, on the 101st anniversary of the liberation of Imbros from the Greek occupation, on the island of Zurafa, which is a rock of Imbros! It’s not just a rock, because the territorial waters around this island are just as much as our Gemlik region along with its villages! It is a great source of oil, gas, hydrocarbons and fish wealth!” he said in the video.
Turkish retired claims to have raised the Turkish flag near Zurafa Island – Disproving sources of GEDTH
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