By Tevfik Kadan The US House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which involves a decision to establish new bases on the Aegean islands. The bill, which encompasses the budget for the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) for the fiscal year 2024 and sets defense spending policies, was passed in the House of Representatives last month. The $886 billion bill includes a ...
The public agenda in Türkiye was busy with three main topics last week. First was the attendance of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Second were the reactions to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ statements against Türkiye at the UN General Assembly. The third topic was the Türkiye’s resentment over ...
Two Greek coast guard boats opened harassment fire on a cargo ship in international waters in the Aegean some 18 kilometers (11 miles) off Türkiye’s southwestern coast of Bozcaada on September 10. Tensions between Ankara and Athens have mounted in recent weeks, sparking international concern. While the two neighbours’ problems in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean have a long history, ...
By Adem Kılıç * There are many problems between Türkiye and Greece on many issues, varying from the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean to the Greek expansion of territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles and the militarization of the Aegean Islands. Among these problems, the crisis regarding the Dodecanese Islands has started to take more ...
The “Blue Homeland – 2021” naval exercise has started today. Ret. Admiral Cihat Yaycı has evaluated the exercise. Yaycı said, “it is difficult to claim rights where you are not present. These exercises enable intense activity in the open seas.” The Turkish Navy has started today the “Blue Homeland – 2021” naval exercise, which will take place between the 25th ...
The respected British historian Professor Bernard Lewis once said: “It is very important to know the history in order to see the future. Whatever memory is for the individual, it is the history for a nation. A nation that distorts its history is like a neurotic person, and a nation that does not know its history is like a person ...
I learned of the Map of Seville from Professor Dr. Sertaç Hami Başeren, a faculty member at AU Political Sciences University and Advisor to the General Staff Maritime Law, in 2003. At that time, the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GCASC) had not yet declared an EEZ around the island. I was serving as the Head of the Strategy ...