“In the Aegean, when you leave no marine area or continental shelf in Turkey, you can’t talk about the law of the sea or international law”
The maritime spatial planning presented last week by Greece continues to be a first issue in the Turkish media, accusing Athens, that it leaves no maritime area in Turkey, not only in the Aegean, but not only in the Eastern Mediterranean, which is illegal – as they say.
“There is the problem that Greece and Turkey have not managed to define their maritime borders. We have failed to define our maritime areas of responsibility. Also in the Eastern Mediterranean, Greece and Turkey have failed to set their maritime limits. What Greece is doing now, with the maritime spatial planning, does not leave any maritime region in Turkey, neither in the Aegean, nor in the Eastern Mediterranean, is illegal in accordance with the law of the sea, as it is contrary to the agreements, ”said Haberturk. Constantinople the correspondent of SKAI, Manolis Kostidis.
“We with Greece have a written agreement since 1976, so as not to have activities in the Aegean, so as not to cause tension. But now Greece has published this map, which shows that it will use and exploit all these areas in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean itself, ”he said. Referring to the Turkish map, Adjar notes that “our map was designed with the help and contribution of the state. The Foreign Ministry announced it, this map will be sent to the United Nations and will be the official map of Turkey. We in the Aegean designed according to the logic of the middle line in the Aegean. We based this on international law. “
Intervening by Haberturk presenter Dilek Gul noted: “But they too (the Greeks) say in their announcement that this is the right of Greece, which arises from the UN Sea Law Convention.” Responding to the presenter, Ajar argued that “this is misinformation, as in the Aegean, when you leave no marine area or continental shelf in Turkey, you cannot talk about sea law or international law.”