Is that a 'no'?

Turkish journalist Ilhan Tanir: In a three-point statement I received from the State Department on Wednesday [August 10 2011], the U.S. administration states that it is aware of Turkey’s position on the issue [Cyprus plans for gas drilling], and reiterated its commitment "to support strongly the efforts of both Cypriot parties to reunify the island into a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation." However, as a final point, the U.S. administration underscored that it views the plans in terms of "securing energy supplies through better energy diversity" and that "is something that the United States strongly supports for all countries."

... The Turkish officials, as reported in the Hürriyet Daily News last week, were said to have conveyed their concerns both to U.S. officials and the energy company about the project, although when contacted neither Nobel’s spokesperson nor State Department officials who have knowledge of the issue wanted to comment about what kind of messages or warnings they had received from Turkish officials. Instead, a State Department official who is involved with Turkey-related matters referred to Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon’s press round-table in Cyprus at the beginning of the year. In that, Gordon said the U.S. administration doesn’t see any link between the reunification talks and the exploration plans. On the contrary, Gordon views the U.S. firm’s involvement as ‘’a very positive thing... on the Cyprus issue we know what the significant issues and chapters are, and I don’t think that changes that in a significant way.’’ ...

Read entire article here: US backs up Greek Cyprus in gas-drilling row August 12, 2011 | İLHAN TANIR Hürriyet Daily News