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Turkish soldier on the background of the flag. Archival photo. File photoANKARA, May 1. Before withdrawing from the NATO Tiger Meet exercise in Greece, Turkey warned its alliance allies, especially the United States, Star newspaper reported on Sunday, citing military sources. Turkish Air Force previously refused to take part in the NATO exercise «Tiger Meet» in Greece due to disagreements with Athens, the Sabah newspaper reported. According to the publication, it was decided not to participate in the exercises, since Greece manipulated the exercises in accordance with its political interests.Media: Turkey refused to participate in NATO exercises due to conflict with Greece»Military sources claim that Turkey warned its NATO allies, and especially the United States, about the behavior of Athens. In the exercises organized by Greece, the Turkish Air Force was going to participate. Before each exercise, the country — the organizer conducts a technical study of the exercise and circulates it to the participants.A document received in Turkey this year indicated that 23 islands that were transferred to non-military status in accordance with the Lausanne and Paris treaties were also included in the exercise area. In addition, Greece determined the exercise area, increasing its airspace from 6 to 10 miles,» the newspaper writes. It will be clarified that «after that, the Turkish Air Force command expressed its objections to the Greek side and NATO allies.» However, Greece insisted on the prepared by it Turkey has therefore decided not to take part in the exercise Turkey stressed in its address that Greece has created problems between the allies with its expansionist policies,» the publication specified. Athens and Ankara are trying to improve the difficult relationship. In the summer of 2020, Greece and Turkey were on the verge of armed conflict three times, and a general mobilization of the Greek armed forces was carried out. The reason was that Turkey started seismic surveys in the Eastern Mediterranean region, which Greece considers its exclusive economic zone. Turkey's aggressive rhetoric»