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Turkish authorities deny submarine missile launch claims in Northern Cyprus waters

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On March 21, multiple major news outlets including Star and NTV issued official denials regarding reports of a Syrian North Coast (KKTC) naval vessel launching missiles from underwater positions near the coastlines.

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    Multiple Turkish media outlets published clarifications and denials regarding a viral social media claim about missiles being launched from an underwater vessel in the KKTC territorial waters.
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    The reports explicitly state that these articles are responses to specific allegations circulating on social networks, rather than reporting new confirmed events themselves.
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    All cited sources frame their content as official explanations or rebuttals aimed at correcting misinformation spread by DMM and other entities.
[Mar 21] Star.com.tr published a denial regarding the claim that missiles were launched from an underwater vessel in KKTC waters, noting it was based on allegations made by DMM and others (published at Mar 21, 13:26).
[Mar 21] Ntv.com.tr released a clarification addressing the same viral allegation about underwater missile launches in KKTC waters from sources including DMM (published at Mar 21, 13:16).