Turkey sends drilling ship “Abdul Hamid Khan” to E. Mediterranean earlier than officially announced-The Hellenic Armed Forces are on alert

The Turkish research vessel Abdul Hamid Khan, Turkey’s fourth drilling ship, left the port of Tasuku, Turkey and is heading southwest, according to the Marine Traffic website.

As Agence France-Presse reported, “the Turkish drilling rig Abdul Hamid Khan would begin a mission in the Mediterranean on August 9, departing from the port of Mersina” in the south of the country.