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Diplomacy and Boundary-making in the Southeastern Aegean Sea

Diplomacy and Boundary-making in the Southeastern Aegean Sea THE GREEK-TURKISH CRISIS IN JANUARY 1996 On 25 December 1995 the Turkish cargo vessel Figan Akat ran aground on the rocky islet of Imia. Although the incident occurred within Greek territo- rial waters, the captain of the Figan Akat refused assistance from the Greek authorities, claiming that his ship was within Turkish jurisdiction. Four days later the captain's claim was given credence by a note verbalefrom the Turkish foreign ministry to the Greek Embassy in Ankara, stating that the Imia rocks fell within Turkish territorial waters. A few weeks later the Greek and Turkish fleets came close to war but avoided military confrontation through Ameri- can mediation. Following the crisis, both countries, from different perspec- tives, shifted their attention to the succession of treaties and diplomatic agreements that determined the boundaries of the eastern Aegean. Al- though the initial disagreement focused on the Imia islets, two small rocks adjacent to the Dodecanese islands, the Turkish government expanded the zone of dispute by questioning the sovereignty of all the rocks and islets in the eastern Aegean. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Even before the Imia incident, the close proximity of the Dodecanese to the Turkish coastline has on more than one occasion http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ocean Yearbook Online Brill

Diplomacy and Boundary-making in the Southeastern Aegean Sea

Ocean Yearbook Online , Volume 14 (1): 12 – Jan 1, 2000
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THE GREEK-TURKISH CRISIS IN JANUARY 1996 On 25 December 1995 the Turkish cargo vessel Figan Akat ran aground on the rocky islet of Imia. Although the incident occurred within Greek territo- rial waters, the captain of the Figan Akat refused assistance from the Greek authorities, claiming that his ship was within Turkish jurisdiction. Four days later the captain's claim was given credence by a note verbalefrom the Turkish foreign ministry to the Greek Embassy in Ankara, stating that the Imia rocks fell within Turkish territorial waters. A few weeks later the Greek and Turkish fleets came close to war but avoided military confrontation through Ameri- can mediation. Following the crisis, both countries, from different perspec- tives, shifted their attention to the succession of treaties and diplomatic agreements that determined the boundaries of the eastern Aegean. Al- though the initial disagreement focused on the Imia islets, two small rocks adjacent to the Dodecanese islands, the Turkish government expanded the zone of dispute by questioning the sovereignty of all the rocks and islets in the eastern Aegean. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Even before the Imia incident, the close proximity of the Dodecanese to the Turkish coastline has on more than one occasion

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