Turkey tells Greece it must take necessary measures to decrease tension in Aegean Sea

ISTANBUL – Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a phone call on Tuesday that Greece needed to take steps to decrease tension in the Aegean sea, a source from the Turkish prime minister's office said.

Relations between the two neighbors have become strained due to a dispute over resources in the eastern Mediterranean and vessels from the two sides colliding near disputed islands.