Greece and Turkey: Historic rivals in a showdown
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The Times
4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2020
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Tensions between Greece and Turkey have reignited this summer over a gas dispute, with the country's leaders trading rhetorical blows. But how precarious is the situation and could they be sleep-walking into a war in the Mediterranean?
Guest:
Hannah Lucinda-Smith, The Times' Istanbul Correspondent.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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| 1:15.6 | In recent months the simmering tensions between ancient rivals Greece and Turkey have |
| 1:21.9 | been heating up again. |
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