Turkey has sparked controversy in the region after sending survey ships into the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Ahead of the crucial EU summit on December 10, NAVTEX orders were issued by the Turkish military.
The drills will be held on Monday, southeast of the island of Crete in a daring move by the Turkish government.
NAVTEX messages are information sent to other ships to inform them of activity in the area.
The drills will be conducted specifically between the islands of Rhodes and Kastellorizo next week.
It is expected that the current situation between Greece and Turkey will be discussed at next week’s summit.
Previously, Brussels has threatened to impose sanctions on Turkey if it continued to make unilateral decisions in the waters.
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