The Territorial Sea Issue in Greek-Turkish Relations

This work analyzes in detail the issue of the
extension of Greek territorial waters more than six
nautical miles in the Aegean Sea. Although Greece and
Turkey have different understandings of it, this
matter constitutes the basis for other maritime
disputes between the two States. There are a number
of general studies on the Aegean disputes between
Greece and Turkey in the International Relations and
International Law literatures. Different from those
other accounts, this research solely focuses on the
extent of the Greek territorial waters dispute and
the problem related to the delimitation of maritime
boundaries between Greece and Turkey with an aim to
provide settlement proposals. While doing this, it
studies the historical roots of the conflicts,
analyzes the claims of the parties from a legal and
political point of view, and presents new approaches
to understand and solve the disputes.

Autorentext

Pinar Gözen is a doctoral candidate at the School ofInternational Studies of the University of Trento, Italy. She hasa BA and an MA in International Relations from BilkentUniversity,Turkey, where she has also been a research assistant.Her research interests include humanitarian intervention, humanrights, and international law of the sea.

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This work analyzes in detail the issue of theextension of Greek territorial waters more than sixnautical miles in the Aegean Sea. Although Greece andTurkey have different understandings of it, thismatter constitutes the basis for other maritimedisputes between the two States. There are a numberof general studies on the Aegean disputes betweenGreece and Turkey in the International Relations andInternational Law literatures. Different from thoseother accounts, this research solely focuses on theextent of the Greek territorial waters dispute andthe problem related to the delimitation of maritimeboundaries between Greece and Turkey with an aim toprovide settlement proposals. While doing this, itstudies the historical roots of the conflicts,analyzes the claims of the parties from a legal andpolitical point of view, and presents new approachesto understand and solve the disputes.