Turkey's Erdogan refuses to back down in Mediterranean

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey’s navy will not back down as Greece stands its ground in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. “The ones who throw Greece in front of the Turkish navy will not stand behind them,” Mr Erdogan said after a Cabinet meeting on Monday. But Athens said it was prepared to do all necessary to defend its sovereignty in the waters amid its islands. “Greece is responding calmly and with readiness both on a diplomatic and on an operational...