Turkey’s failed bid to break Libya embargo sparks tension

There was no letup in the tension in the Aegean Sea Thursday as Turkish fighter jets conducted overflights above the islands of Chios, Oinousses, Panagia and Lesvos.

Similarly, on Wednesday, Turkish jets flew over Lesvos and the Evros land border.

Athens views Turkey's hostile behavior not just as part of a plan by Ankara to change the status quo in the Aegean, but also as a reaction by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government in response to its failures in Syria and Libya, as well as its ill-fated strategy regarding the migration issue.

The spike in aggressive Turkish moves could also be linked to an incident that took place in the Mediterranean a few days ago, when, according to reliable sources, a Turkish cargo ship that had set sail from Istanbul en route to Libya was forced to change its course after being identified as suspicious by the French frigate...