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The Aegean disputes between Turkey and Greece represent one of the longest-standing contemporary conflicts in existence.These disagreements encompass a wide range of issues, including the seabed, maritime areas and airspace of the Aegean. The territorial status of a number of islands and rocks, as well as specific demilitarization conferred upon Greek islands in the Eastern Aegean under... Read more
Background History; Maritime Areas in the Aegean and the Outstanding Issues Related to Territorial Sea; The Aegean Geography; The Status in the Aegean with Respect to Maritime Areas; The Significance of the Aegean Sea for Navigation; Legal Framework Regarding Navigation in the Aegean; The Unique Case of the Aegean: Vital Importance of Preserving the Status Quo with Respect to the Breadth of the Territorial Sea; The Greek Policy, Practice and Legislation on the Issue of Territorial Sea in a Historical Context; The Greek Position and its Legal Case on the Territorial Sea Limits in the Aegean; Turkeys Policy, Practice and Legislation in a Historical Context; The Essence of Turkeys Position; The Basis of the Turkish Case Regarding The Extent of the Territorial Sea in the Aegean; Conclusions.
Biography
Ambassador Deniz Bolukbasi is a graduate of the Law School, University of Ankara. He joined the Foreign Ministry of Turkey in 1973 and served in several foreign missions including Athens, Moscow, Bonn and NATO. He served as Turkish Ambassador in Lisbon during 1999-2001 and subsequently held the position of First Legal Advisor and Head of the Legal Department of the Foreign Ministry.
