If one NATO member attacks another (e.g. Turkey attacking Greece) NATO is bound to defend Greece
If one NATO member attacks a non-member (e.g. Turkey attacking Cyprus), neither is NATO obliged to help Turkey nor are NATO countries prohibited from aiding Cyprus against Turkey (at least to repel the invasion, when it comes to a counter-invasion or bombing Turkey it becomes a bit more murky)
So legally, nothing takes precedence, both are entirely compatible
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NATO has always been a defensive treaty
If one NATO member attacks another (e.g. Turkey attacking Greece) NATO is bound to defend Greece
If one NATO member attacks a non-member (e.g. Turkey attacking Cyprus), neither is NATO obliged to help Turkey nor are NATO countries prohibited from aiding Cyprus against Turkey (at least to repel the invasion, when it comes to a counter-invasion or bombing Turkey it becomes a bit more murky)
So legally, nothing takes precedence, both are entirely compatible
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