ANKARA Defense officials have criticized what they described as Greece ’s “futile” attempts to exclude Türkiye from European Union defense initiatives, warning such efforts are misguided and unlikely to succeed. "Efforts to ignore Türkiye's critical role in the region and its importance for European security are doomed to fail," Defense Ministry sources told local media on May 22. The officials denounced Athens for bringing bilateral disputes into multilateral platforms, saying the move was “