What is the issue between Turkey and France?

On June 17, 2020, France accused Turkey that Turkish ships harassed a French warship which tried to check a Turkish vessel, which was suspected of smuggling arms to Libya, and that the Turkish navy is using their NATO call signals while accompanying Turkish vessels suspected of breaking the UN arms embargo in Libya.

Was France under the Ottoman Empire?

Throughout the 16th century, the Ottoman Empire not only helped France moniteraily but kept sending its army and Navy to help them repel the attacks of the Habsburg Empire. According to Afyoncu, in 1533, Suleiman the Magnificent sent 100,000 gold coins to Francis I.

Why did France ally the Ottomans?

This created conflict with France as France wanted to unite their territory within the rule from Paris and annex new lands beyond the Rhine. Ottoman empire became their ally to defeat the austrians and reclaimed their position as the most christian kingdom of europe.

Why does Turkey not have the permission of France to attack?

Turkey does not. France can attack to any county at any time without getting the “permission” of any other power, it’s a military superpower by itself, not even needs to belong to NATO to protect itself. While, Turkey needs always to “ask” from the USA the permissi France will win.

What is the relationship like between Turkey and France?

France has 1 amphibious ship to Turkey’s 33 amphibious crafts designed for Aegean island warfare. France has 4 Destroyers where Turkey has none, Turkey has 12 Frigates to Frances 2, Turkey has 10 corvettes where Frances is not listing any. France has 6 patrol vessels to Turkeys 16.

Will the EU take a tougher line toward Turkey?

The momentum in the EU as whole would then be for a tougher line toward Turkey. To this end, Macron has called for a “Pax Mediterranea,” managed by a partnership of the EU’s Mediterranean nations.

What does Macron’s threat to Turkey mean for the Mediterranean?

The main target of Macron’s exhortation was Italy, which is France’s traditional European competitor in the Mediterranean and which has been among the strongest advocates of closer EU-Turkey relations. With Greece, Cyprus, and France advocating strong action against Turkey while Italy, Malta, and Spain demur, the Mediterranean is evenly split.