Turkish military drone starts its first mission in eastern Mediterranean

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  • Title: Turkish military drone starts its first mission in eastern Mediterranean
  • Date: 16th December 2019
  • Summary: Turkish military drone starts its first mission in eastern Mediterranean DURATION: 00:33 SHOTLIST: 1. TURKISH MILITARY DRONE TAXING ON TARMAC 2. TURKISH MILITARY DRONE TAKING OFF MAGUSA (FAMAGUSA), TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS (DECEMBER 16, 2019) (AAVN-ACCESS ALL) SCRIPT: The first Turkish military drone took off for it’s first mission from Gecitkale Airport in the eastern coastal city of Magusa (Famagusta) in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Monday (December 16), 2019. Bayraktar TB2 an armed unmanned aerial vehicle began escorting Turkish drilling vessels in the Eastern Mediterranean. Turkey, as a guarantor nation for the TRNC, is currently carrying out hydrocarbon exploration activities in the Eastern Mediterranean with two drilling vessels. Ankara has consistently contested the Greek Cypriot administration's unilateral drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean, asserting that the TRNC also has rights to the resources in the area. In 1974, following a coup aiming at the annexation of Cyprus by Greece, Ankara had to intervene as a guarantor power. In 1983, the TRNC was founded. The decades since have seen several attempts to resolve the Cyprus dispute, all ending in failure. The latest, held with the participation of the guarantor countries -- Turkey, Greece, and the U.K. -- came to an end without any progress in 2017 in Switzerland. Reporting by Muhammet İkbal Arslan, Nazlı Yüzbasıoglu Writing by Emre Bastug
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