Recep Tayyip Erdogan increasingly emphasized Turkey's stance in dealing with regional conflicts with Greece. The 66-year-old Turkish president assured all his people and the world that his country had all the power to defend its sovereignty from various threats, including Greece.

The Turkish armed forces have taken a number of steps in preparation for war. The Turkish military deployed dozens of tanks to the Greek border, and launched an all-dimensional combat exercise entitled Operation Mediterranean Storm Captain Cengiz Topel Martir 2020

Even though he has shown his fighting strength, Erdogan has shown a fairly cooperative attitude. The reason is that Erdogan is willing to have a dialogue with Greece to solve the regional tragedy problem in the East Mediterania Sea, especially in the Aegean Sea.

The deployment of the tank fleet and the Mediterania storm operation was apparently carried out to force Greece to end the dispute at the negotiating table. Erdogan said that Turkey is always ready to solve its problems even by means of diplomacy or war.

On the other hand, Erdogan believes that Turkey has the power on all fronts to prove to the world that the action taken is an effort to maintain sovereignty.