Greece Faces Turkey’s Two-Year NAVTEX Strategy in the Aegean

Greece Faces Turkey’s Two-Year NAVTEX Strategy in the Aegean

Turkey’s long-term NAVTEX notices intensify Aegean pressure on Greece ahead of high-level talks. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / K. Krallis / CC BY SA 3 Greece is monitoring a new Turkey’s approach to issuing NAVTEX notices, with validity periods stretching up to two years and running through 31 December 2027. Athens sees the move as far more than a routine maritime update. Instead, Greek officials describe it as a calculated effort to strengthen Tu…

Dendias calls for law-based dialogue with Türkiye

Defence Min Dendias: Greece neither threatens nor makes claims, but will not remain silent in the face of challenges.

Rethinking Fair Maritime Boundaries Between Türkiye and Greece – EUROP INFO

In the complex and often contested waters of the Eastern Mediterranean, the maritime boundaries between Türkiye and Greece remain a focal point of geopolitical tension and diplomatic negotiation. As both nations assert competing claims over territorial seas and exclusive economic zones, questions of equity and international law have taken center stage. The latest article in The SAIS Review of International Affairs delves into these challenges, o…

Dendias reaffirms Greece’s right to expand territorial waters

Defence Minister Nikos Dendias has reaffirmed that Greece retains the sovereign and unilateral right to expand its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles, describing the issue as a core matter of national sovereignty under international law. Speaking in an interview with OPEN TV, Dendias said Greece remains open to dialogue with Turkey, provided discussions take place strictly within the framework of international law and without pressure or th…

Greece’s Expansion of Territorial Waters in the Ionian Sea: What It Means for Albania and the Region Five Years Later

Five years after Greece officially expanded its territorial waters in the Ionian Sea from 6 to 12 nautical miles, the issue has once again returned to the center of regional political debate. The renewed attention comes after recent statements by Greece’s Minister of Defense, Nikos Dendias, who described the move as one of the most significant acts of Greek foreign policy in recent decades. For Albania and the wider Western Balkans, this develop…