What makes Greece a Naval Power?
And what has my Ottoman Navy example to do with Imperialistic ambitions, what a cheap accusation.
Underestimate? Just stated some facts, and your Type 214 have/had a lot of problems, they lack modern weapons since the Germans didn't delivered them with DM2A4 SeaHake and you didn't bought any from the USA.
We tried the "peaceful" way for over two decades, we tried in on Cyprus aswell but if you think you can lock Turkey on it's shores because an agreement with Cyprus and Egypt you are very naive.
Our geomorphology, the fact that we have many dispersed islands, the fact that we have one of the largest merchant fleets in the world, the ratio between land and naval power and equipments, not just the sheer numbers of war ships makes us a naval power, i didn't say big naval power.
If i spoke of Eastern Roman empire and Greece trying to revive its former empire, you would have the right to speak of imperialistic ambitions, wouldn't you? This is what happens right now with Turkey and Erdogan, the way to revive the new ottoman empire passes through naval domination, which violates Greece's legal rights, plain simple.
I don't write all these for the one dude here who will think that perhaps i have some points, i'm no naive as i said before to consume time and efforts to persuade other dudes in a military forum.
You tried for 2 decades what peaceful manners even as modern Turkey? The greeks with turkish citizenship you were supposed to protect under the treaty of Lausanne and persecuted them and diminished to 3 thousand, when they were numbering over 120 thousand starting from 1955 destroying their properties and treating them like dogs? When the muslim minority in Thrace is staying at the same numbers as it was back then?
Who are you trying to make fun of? My opinion is you could just ask for an apology for what Turkey has done all these years, personally i would accept it, officially we're no greek and turkish state speaking here, so it's of little importance to bilateral relationships.
No naiveness as i said, Greece will seek for options in every sector(military, diplomatic, economic, etc) and will defend our rights against any invader, Turkey included.
Let me tell u it this way yunan, AKP or CHP wont change turkeys security policy in the east med or alltogether and the deal is in place lol you cant do shit about it and soon we will start the drilling activities. You cant defend urself which is why ur on a belly dance all around the region trying to get irrelevant statements of these countries yet none of these countries are in any way relevant. Small irrelevant nations like Greece.
"Small irrelevant" nations like Greece will show the world the value of defending your home and your rights successfully crushing the invader, when it's too late for you.
For the time being overextend a little more, going to Syria, Libya, Cyprus, fighting kurds inside Turkey and come here to complete your easy task as you say lol, then count black bodybags..