Aegean Disputes Between Turkey and Greece: Turkish and Greek Claims and Motivations in the Framework of Legal and Political Perspectives
Öz
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).
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- TREATISES & CONVENTIONS
- Charter of the United Nations (1945).
- ITALIAN - TURKISH AGREEMENT: 1932, http://www.astro.auth.gr/news/1932.html.
- 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.).
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982.
- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) 1155 UNTS 331.
- BOOKS
- James Crawford, Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law, (Oxford Unıversıty Press2008).
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Siyaset Bilimi
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yusuf Avar
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0000-0001-8507-9579
Türkiye
Yu Chou Lın
Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-2611-3225
Türkiye
Yayımlanma Tarihi
1 Mayıs 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
21 Şubat 2019
Kabul Tarihi
18 Mart 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 1 Sayı: 1