Fatih arrest warrants paying off, sources say

Cypriot diplomatic sources believe that Nicosia's decision last month to issue arrest warrants in response to the illegal presence of Turkey's Fatih drillship in the Eastern Mediterranean island's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is paying off.
The warrants were issued against companies, company executives and crew who are involved in the operations of the Fatih in the island's EEZ without the explicit or implicit consent of the government of the Republic of Cyprus.
Even though Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu again brushed off the issue of the arrest warrants Friday, sources say that they are now causing problems for foreign staff and companies working on the drillship.
"They had Norwegian staff. The Norwegians stopped and now they have Turks," the sources said.
Under Cypriot law, the direct or indirect participation of any company in activities in Cyprus...