Minister of Economy and Energy Hasan Taçoy reacted to the Greek Cypriot Administration which evaluated Turkey’s activities in the Eastern Mediterranean as “piracy” and said that if there is a pirate state on the island, it is the Greek Cypriot leadership.

The Greek Cypriot Administration made a statement previously and condemned the activities of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean following the Yavuz drilling vessel reverting to Lefkoşa-1 area for its new drilling work.

In a message through his Twitter account, Taçoy reacted to the Greek Cypriot Administration regarding their claim “Turkey is turning into a pirate state in the Eastern Mediterranean”. Taçoy stressed that the Turkish Cypriot people will continue their path with Turkey and added: “We will never allow violation of our rights.”