Turkey Trumpets 1922 Victory Over Greece With More Threats

Marking the 98th anniversary on Aug. 30 of Turkey booting Greece from Asia Minor, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used the occasion to step up warnings he will take what he wants in the Aegean and East Mediterranean where Greece is trying to stop his ships from hunting for oil and gas. With the European Union fiddling about what to do and NATO staying out of the prospect of a conflict between two of its members, Erdogan said in a message “Turkey’s struggle for independence and future continues today as well. It is absolutely not a coincidence that those who seek to exclude us from...