After the tension between a Turkish and a Greek coast guard vessel collided off the Kardak islets, the Greek Foreign Ministry summoned Turkish Ambassador to Athens over the incident.

On the other hand, Turkiye quickly rejected the diplomatic protest issued by Greece over the Kardak incident.

President Erdoğan warned Greece and said on Tuesday about the incident that, "No one should think opportunist attempts at gas exploration off Cyprus or Aegean islets go unnoticed. We warn those who overstep their limits not to make miscalculations by trying to take advantage of Turkey's focus on events to its south." (ILKHA)