Research Article

Aegean Disputes Between Turkey and Greece: Turkish and Greek Claims and Motivations in the Framework of Legal and Political Perspectives

Volume: 1 Number: 1 May 1, 2019
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Aegean Disputes Between Turkey and Greece: Turkish and Greek Claims and Motivations in the Framework of Legal and Political Perspectives

Abstract

There are numerous issues between Greece and Turkey yet the Cyprus and Aegean issues are the most important cases between the two countries. Aegean Sea, a semi-enclosed sea with about 1800 islands, is the longest border between Turkey and Greece. Primary issues of the Aegean disputes are continental shelf, territorial water, the air space, demilitarized status of the eastern Aegean islands, and islets and rocks. A set of interconnected controversies resulted in the Aegean Sea conflicts between Turkey and Greece. The Aegean Sea disputes are extremely complicated and solutions are difficult to reach by both countries because of the sui generis nature of the Aegean Sea structure, and Turkish and Greece different legal perspectives on the same issues in terms of treaty interpretation or international maritime law. In light of nationalism of the both countries and different interpretation of international law, the solutions for the Aegean dispute were stagnant without any progress; nevertheless, for the sake of peace and stability of the Aegean Sea, Turkey and Greece should reach a mutually acceptable solution as soon as possible for the purpose of terminating the current antagonistic situation. The study has shed light on Agean disputes, the ongoing crisis which occurred many contradictions between Turkey and Greece, and their claims and motivations are explained comprehensively and evoulated in objective way. And it aimed to offer a comprehensive image of the Agean dispute not just with the legal perspectives but also with the political objectives as well. According to findings, Turkey attempted to seek a solution based on a bilateral renegotiation with Greece; on the contrary, Greece determined to have recourse to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). 

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References

  1. TREATISES & CONVENTIONS
  2. Charter of the United Nations (1945).
  3. ITALIAN - TURKISH AGREEMENT: 1932, http://www.astro.auth.gr/news/1932.html.
  4. Treaty of Peace with Turkey Signed at Lausanne, July 24, 1923 From: The Treaties of Peace 1919-1923, Vol. II (New York: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1924.).
  5. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982.
  6. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) 1155 UNTS 331.
  7. BOOKS
  8. James Crawford, Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law, (Oxford Unıversıty Press2008).

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Political Science

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 1, 2019

Submission Date

February 21, 2019

Acceptance Date

March 18, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 1 Number: 1

APA
Avar, Y., & Lın, Y. C. (2019). Aegean Disputes Between Turkey and Greece: Turkish and Greek Claims and Motivations in the Framework of Legal and Political Perspectives. International Journal of Politics and Security, 1(1), 57-70. https://izlik.org/JA78DR54HX
AMA
1.Avar Y, Lın YC. Aegean Disputes Between Turkey and Greece: Turkish and Greek Claims and Motivations in the Framework of Legal and Political Perspectives. IJPS. 2019;1(1):57-70. https://izlik.org/JA78DR54HX
Chicago
Avar, Yusuf, and Yu Chou Lın. 2019. “Aegean Disputes Between Turkey and Greece: Turkish and Greek Claims and Motivations in the Framework of Legal and Political Perspectives”. International Journal of Politics and Security 1 (1): 57-70. https://izlik.org/JA78DR54HX.
EndNote
Avar Y, Lın YC (May 1, 2019) Aegean Disputes Between Turkey and Greece: Turkish and Greek Claims and Motivations in the Framework of Legal and Political Perspectives. International Journal of Politics and Security 1 1 57–70.
IEEE
[1]Y. Avar and Y. C. Lın, “Aegean Disputes Between Turkey and Greece: Turkish and Greek Claims and Motivations in the Framework of Legal and Political Perspectives”, IJPS, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 57–70, May 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA78DR54HX
ISNAD
Avar, Yusuf - Lın, Yu Chou. “Aegean Disputes Between Turkey and Greece: Turkish and Greek Claims and Motivations in the Framework of Legal and Political Perspectives”. International Journal of Politics and Security 1/1 (May 1, 2019): 57-70. https://izlik.org/JA78DR54HX.
JAMA
1.Avar Y, Lın YC. Aegean Disputes Between Turkey and Greece: Turkish and Greek Claims and Motivations in the Framework of Legal and Political Perspectives. IJPS. 2019;1:57–70.
MLA
Avar, Yusuf, and Yu Chou Lın. “Aegean Disputes Between Turkey and Greece: Turkish and Greek Claims and Motivations in the Framework of Legal and Political Perspectives”. International Journal of Politics and Security, vol. 1, no. 1, May 2019, pp. 57-70, https://izlik.org/JA78DR54HX.
Vancouver
1.Yusuf Avar, Yu Chou Lın. Aegean Disputes Between Turkey and Greece: Turkish and Greek Claims and Motivations in the Framework of Legal and Political Perspectives. IJPS [Internet]. 2019 May 1;1(1):57-70. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA78DR54HX

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