Turkey resorts to old tactic in the Aegean

Deploying a practice from the distant past in recent months, as can be seen from the analysis of the data, Turkish authorities are testing the waters regarding the possibility of closing the bays of the Turkish coast and the islets belonging to Turkey to extend Ankara's waters and promote its maximalist positions.

The move comes amid the purely literary debate in recent months on the possible partial extension by Greece of its territorial waters from 6 to 12 nautical miles.

Turkey's stance has been apparent since the autumn of 2022, when crews of merchant ships, fishing vessels and other vessels flying the flags of third countries, but always of Turkish interests, frequently responded to hailing calls from the Hellenic Coast Guard, claiming to be operating within Turkish territorial waters or international waters.

These vessels were in fact moving across the...

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