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Turkey[/B] may proceed to claim 22 islands under the Lausanne Treaty, according to Turkey's pro-government press.
In particular, Yeni Safak takes the propaganda to another level, saying that Turkey has sovereignty over 9 Greek islands.
Specifically, Milliyet writes that "some of the islands that Turkey can claim due to militarization are Rhodes, Chios and Lesbos".
For its part, Yeni Safak reports that 22 of the 23 islands are militarized and pose "a threat to Turkey", while only Halki is demilitarized.
Furthermore, the same publication states that Turkey has sovereignty over 9 islands (such as Lemnos, Lesvos, Samos, Chios, Ikaria, Rhodes) and that Greece... has been granted the right of use.
Turkey's state-run TRT channel: The Greek Knot in the Aegean - Armed Castelorizo
At the same time, a report by Turkey's state TV channel TRT is entitled "The Greek Knot in the Aegean: Armed Kastelorizo."
"And with the naked eye"
During the report, journalists can be heard saying:
"Kastelorizo has an area of 10 square kilometers and is located at a distance of about 2 km from the Kas district of Antalya."
"They can even see it with the naked eye" they add to get to the point:
"Kastelorizo, according to the Treaty of Paris, has a demilitarized status. Despite the fact that the Treaty of Lausanne and the Treaty of Paris require demilitarization, Athens has armed Kastelorizo."
"As it has armed 15 other Aegean islands."
"As it has armed 15 other Aegean islands. The 2020 military mobility on the island was thus recorded by TRT" the report stresses.
"Provocative visits"
And they return to the familiar theme of... Greek provocations:
"Along with arming, Greek officials often make provocative visits to Kastelorizo."
"Along with arming, Greek officials often make provocative visits to Kastelorizo. The Greek President of the Republic landed on the island in a military helicopter accompanied by an F-16."
This is where the dispute over maritime jurisdiction between Turkey and Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean gets involved, continues the Turkish TV station's report, which reproduces the well-known Turkish positions.
"Turkey feels uncomfortable"
Athens argues that although the islands are very small, they have the same maritime jurisdiction as the mainland. This is clearly contrary to both international law and customary law. Turkey is uncomfortable with Athens' stance on this issue, TRT notes.
And it quotes a statement by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: "We leave the meaning of claiming a 40-kilometer maritime jurisdiction for the island of Mace, which is less than 2 kilometers from our mainland and more than 600 kilometers from Greece, to the discretion of the international community."
Source: in.gr
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