Good Eye
Someone else found this and pointed it out to me. From Mediterranean Cruise:
THE WAR
"As a member of NATO, Turkey had no objections to going
to war against its traditional enemy, the Soviets (the name
changed, but the hatred remained). The fact that the Greeks
were opposed to the war only made it that much more attractive
to the Turks. The whole affair was a formula for disaster.
Turkey's role in the war was limited at first. A few air strikes
against Soviet shipping in the Black Sea, and a naval sortie or
two into the same area-they always ended in disaster for the
Turkish forces, but the fact that they were striking at Soviets
was a pleasant thought to most Turks." (p. 35)
This gives me a little something to work with, so I'll take it.
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