Turkish Ship completes its exploration surveys on Monday

 Piri Reis will complete its surveys on Monday
Under the title: “War ships have never escorted Piri Reis”, Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen newspaper (30.09.11) publishes statements by Professor Dr Huseyin Avni Benli, Director of the Department of Marine Sciences and Technology at Dokuz Eylul (Nine September) University (DEU) who gave an interview to the Turkish Cypriot SIM Fm Radio who stated that Piri Reis will complete its surveys on Monday.

Benli said that the Turkish Cypriots have a right to all the shores of Cyprus and said that Piri Reis will continue its surveys at the G parcel. He stated that they entered parcel 12, a part of which overlaps G parcel.

Referring to Piri Reis, Benli stated that it is now around 80-100 Km off shore of Cyprus and added that connection is sometimes difficult because it is far away from the shores.

He went on and added that war ships have never escorted Piri Reis and that they did not come across any harassment during their sail. He stated that Piri Reis is a survey ship and that until today it has covered a 500 km area of surveys in the spot under research. He also said that they aim to continue the survey until Monday.

Benli alleged that south Cyprus, as he called the Republic of Cyprus, does not have an exclusive economic zone and that the Turkish Cypriots have a right to all the shores of Cyprus.