Why Turkey and Greece Nearly Fought at Sea $70B in Gas.

Turkey drew a line across the Mediterranean. Not Greece. Not the EU. Turkey. In 2019 it signed a maritime deal with Libya — a corridor straight over Greek islands, ignoring Crete. Athens and Cairo called it illegal under UNCLOS, so they drew their own line. Both claims overlap exactly where $70 billion in gas sits. Then France sent Rafale jets and warships to back Greece, and Macron vs Erdoğan nearly turned into a shooting match at sea. Timeline • Nov 2019 — Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum • Aug 2020 — Greece–Egypt rival EEZ deal • Aug 2020 — Naval standoff; France deploys Rafales + navy for Greece • Gas at stake — Aphrodite & Calypso (Cyprus), Zohr (Egypt), Leviathan (Israel) • 1974 — Cyprus split; Feb 2026 — new UN letter, still no deal New map every day. Subscribe to Money Maps for more geopolitics. #EasternMediterranean #Turkey #Greece #Cyprus #Egypt #Libya #France #NaturalGas #Macron #Erdogan #Geopolitics #Shorts #MoneyMaps