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Turkey announced that it had extended the seismic survey work of its ship Oruc Reis in the disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean until 4 November, taking a step towards increasing the region's tensions.

NATO members Turkey and Greece are locked in a dispute over the size of their continental shelves and competing claims in the eastern Mediterranean for hydrocarbon resources. When Turkey sent Oruc Reis into waters also claimed by Greece and Cyprus, the row erupted in August.

Together with two other ships, Ataman and Cengiz Han, Oruc Reis will continue to operate until Nov. 4 in the region south of the Greek island of Rhodes, a Turkish naval maritime notice said late on Saturday. A prior notice scheduled survey work until Oct. 27 in the region.

Last month, before the European Union summit, where Cyprus sought sanctions against Turkey, Ankara removed Oruc Reis to allow for diplomacy. This month, it was sent back, triggering an angry reaction from Greece, France and Germany.

After the summit, the bloc said it would punish Turkey if it continued its operations in the region, Ankara said in a move that Turkey-EU relations were further strained. Turkey claims that its activities are situated within its continental shelf.

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