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The Turkish drill ship Yavuz is escorted by a Turkish Navy frigate in the Eastern Mediterranean, as the maritime territorial conflict continues with Greece. Photo/REUTERS
ATHENA – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO is a military alliance formed in 1949. It has been recognized that this military alliance is highly respected by the world.
In data published by NATO, there are 30 countries listed as members. Some of them are Belgium, Bulgaria, Albania, Turkey, Greece, Canada, Denmark, Czech, United States (US), United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Poland, and many more.
Among the NATO members, there are two countries that have been involved in war and cannot get along, namely Turkey and Greece.
The Turkish and Greek wars raged in 1897. According to information available on the History Is Now Magazine page, this war lasted 32 days, from April to May 1897.
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At that time, Turkey was still under the Ottoman Empire, with the ruler Sultan Abdul Hamid. The two countries contested the island of Crete, which was under Ottoman control but was mostly inhabited by Greeks.
Under the control of King George, Greece plans to annex the island and send weapons in order to support the Greek nationalists in Crete.
From February 1897, two Greek battalions landed on the Cretan coast and joined the local movement.
About two months later, Greek troops attacked the Ottoman border towers, but were eventually repulsed by the border guards.
From April 16 to 22, clashes along the border and mountain pass occurred. At that time, it was seen that the Ottoman soldiers lacked battle tactics.
