“Πόλεμος προπαγάνδας” της Άγκυρας για το Καστελόριζο- Η ανακοίνωση της πρεσβείας στην Ουάσιγκτον μέσω twitter

Turkish vessel #OruçReis started seismic researches within Turkey’s continental shelf in the Eastern Mediterranean. #Turkey exercises its sovereign rights and jurisdiction stemming from international law over its continental shelf. pic.twitter.com/JpTUTMmrkR

— Turkish Embassy DC (@TurkishEmbassy) July 25, 2020

#Greece pretends that this research area is within the Greek continental shelf, in an attempt to justify its maximalist claims based on the Island of #Castellorizo.

— Turkish Embassy DC (@TurkishEmbassy) July 25, 2020

Believing that a tiny island of 4 sq miles, only 1 mile away from #Turkey, yet 360 miles away from the Greek mainland, could generate a 15,400 sq mile maritime zone is unacceptable. This maximalist claim of #Greece is contrary to international law. pic.twitter.com/duYQu2zz7N

— Turkish Embassy DC (@TurkishEmbassy) July 25, 2020

Castellorizo cannot generate a maritime jurisdiction area beyond its territorial waters and create a cut-off effect on Turkey’s coastal projection toward the Mediterranean considering its size and proximity to Turkey.

— Turkish Embassy DC (@TurkishEmbassy) July 25, 2020

It is difficult to substantiate Greek and GRCypriot’s claims aiming to congest Turkey into a narrow strip of maritime jurisdiction areas, despite the fact that Turkey has the longest continental coastline in the Eastern Mediterranean.

— Turkish Embassy DC (@TurkishEmbassy) July 25, 2020

International law stipulates that islands are ignored or given limited effect in maritime boundary delimitation if their presence distorts equitable delimitation or if there are other special/relevant circumstances. pic.twitter.com/46AEvmgQ4C

— Turkish Embassy DC (@TurkishEmbassy) July 25, 2020

Likewise, if the coastal length of the islands facing the relevant delimitation area is very minimal as opposed to other mainlands, such islands can be given only territorial sea rights.

— Turkish Embassy DC (@TurkishEmbassy) July 25, 2020

If islands are far away from their mainlands or, in legal terms, if they lie on the wrong side of the median line in between mainlands, these can be ignored in CS/EEZ delimitation beyond their territorial waters.

— Turkish Embassy DC (@TurkishEmbassy) July 25, 2020

Many relevant factors and special circumstances, such as proportionality, nonencroachment, proximity and jurisprudence of ICJ have to be taken into account in maritime boundary delimitation.

— Turkish Embassy DC (@TurkishEmbassy) July 25, 2020

There are many examples of jurisprudence and state practice in this regard, such as cases between UK-France, Romania-Ukraine, Libya-Malta, Nicaragua-Honduras, Nicaragua-Colombia and Tunisia-Italy.

— Turkish Embassy DC (@TurkishEmbassy) July 25, 2020