Which islands are Greek and which are Turkish?

The Aegean Islands (Greek: Νησιά Αιγαίου, romanized: Nisiá Aigaíou; Turkish: Ege Adaları) are the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south, those of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kasos to the southeast.

Who controls the Aegean Sea?

Turkey and Greece being the two littoral states have legitimate rights and interests in the Aegean Sea. These involve their security, economy and other traditional rights recognized by international law.

Where is the border between Turkey and Greece?

river Evros
The river Evros forms the land border between Greece and Turkey. The waters of this river and its tributaries have made the Evros region one of the most fertile in Greece.

How do you get from Turkey to Greek islands?

There are no direct ferries between Athens and Turkey (including Istanbul). You must travel to one of the islands near the Turkish coast, then transfer to a Greek island—Turkish coast ferry.

Who owns Greek islands?

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How do you get from Greece to Turkey?

The easiest way to travel between Greece and Turkey is on a ferry from a Greek island to the Turkish mainland (or vice-versa). Ferries (motorboats and hydrofoils) depart from at least 6 Greek islands to 10 ports in Turkey.

Does Libya-Turkey maritime accord ‘border on absurd’?

But Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said any maritime accord between Libya and Turkey “ignores something that is blatantly obvious, which is that between those two countries there is the large geographical land mass of Crete. “Consequently such an attempt borders on the absurd.”

Why is the Libya-Greece deal so controversial?

Libya’s neighbor Egypt dismissed the deal as “illegal”, and Greece said any such accord would be geographically absurd because it ignored the presence of the Greek island of Crete between the coasts of Turkey and Libya.

Is Libya’s maritime agreement legitimate?

The internationally recognized government in Tripoli confirmed the new agreements but gave no details. The government in eastern Libya, where rival political factions have been based since 2014, said the maritime accord was illegitimate.

What does Turkey’s maritime law memorandum mean for international law?

“This means protecting Turkey’s rights deriving from international law,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said of the memorandum of understanding on the “delimitation of maritime jurisdictions”.