In Greece and the unreserved support offered to the neighboring country , which has been affected by the devastating earthquakes , dedicates its main front page headline , the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet : «EFHARISTO POLI FILE» writes and refers among other things to the life-saving work performed by the Greek rescuers who were immediately sent from Greece to the earthquake-affected areas. .
Anadolu: The disaster turned the maritime waters between the two countries into a channel of brotherhood
The deadly earthquake that struck Turkey last week seems to have triggered a change in the country's relations with Greece, as the sea waters between the two countries have now become a channel of brotherhood that brings rescue teams to Turkish territory, the official Turkish news agency Anadolu comments in a cable.
The telegram continues with a reference to Greek rescuers rushing to southern Turkey to assist in the operations to find survivors in the wreckage “sailing through a sea that has been a constant source of tension between Athens and Ankara”.
A team of 35 Greek rescuers, the telegram said, is in the southern Turkish province of Kahramanmaras looking for any survivors. It arrived there on Saturday night after travelling 30 hours from Athens, the agency said.
In its telegram, Anadolu refers to the tensions in relations between the two countries, noting however that “the earthquake tragedy seems to have changed the ‘weather conditions’ in bilateral relations”.
It also notes the visit of Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to Turkey on Sunday, saying that he was the first top diplomat from an EU country to make a solidarity visit to Turkey in the aftermath of the disaster.
