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Aegean Dispute Between Greece and Turkey

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Aegean disputes between Greece and Turkey; Greek-Turkish maritime and other disputes in the Aegean; Greek-Turkish relations in the Aegean; The Greek-Turkish conflict in the Aegean

Definition

This Aegean Dispute refers to six Greco-Turkish disputes in the Aegean Sea: the extent of the continental shelf, the breadth of the Greek territorial sea, the existing Greek national airspace, the demilitarization status of those eastern Greek islands located close to Turkey, the islets Imia or Kardak and the related “grey zones” issue, and differences over the responsibilities emanating from Greece’s self-proclaimed Flight Information Region.

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The Aegean dispute between Greece and Turkey was set on course in early 1974, initially as a dispute limited to the Aegean continental shelf, and has not been resolved until today, although there have been several attempts at settlement through bilateral talks. The most promising such talks took place in 1977–1981, and in the 60 rounds of...

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  1. Panteion University of Social and Political Science, Athens, Greece

    Alexis Heraclides

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  1. Fordham University, New York, USA

    Kevin W. Gray

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  1. Deakin University, Victoria, Australia

    Costas Laoutides

  2. South Asian Studies Association of Australia (SASAA), Tarneit, Australia

    Seema Khan

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Heraclides, A. (2023). Aegean Dispute Between Greece and Turkey. In: Gray, K.W. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Territorial Rights. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68846-6_240-1

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