What is the sea in the eastern Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey?

Aegean Sea, Greek Aigaíon Pélagos, Turkish Ege Deniz, an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula on the west and Asia Minor on the east. About 380 miles (612 km) long and 186 miles (299 km) wide, it has a total area of some 83,000 square miles (215,000 square km).

Is Greece on the Mediterranean Sea?

Greece is located in Southern Europe, bordering the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey. It is a peninsular country, with an archipelago of about 3,000 islands. Greece’s coastline measures 13,676 km (8,498 mi).

What sea is Greece on?

Aegean Sea
Greece is bordered to the east by the Aegean Sea, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the west by the Ionian Sea.

Is Turkey on the Mediterranean Sea?

Turkey is situated on an area where Europe meets Asia, creating a link between these two continents. The Turkish peninsula is bathed by four seas: the Mediterranean to the south, the Aegean to the west, the Sea of Marmara between the European and Asian land masses, and the Black Sea to the north.

What’s behind the dispute between Greece and Turkey over the Mediterranean?

The quarrel has to do with Turkish claims to maritime territories in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. For decades, Ankara has been of the opinion that the many Greek islands off Turkey’s Aegean coast should be entitled only to a much reduced Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), if any.

Are Turkey and Greece at loggerheads in the eastern Mediterranean?

As Turkey and Greece are at loggerheads in the eastern Mediterranean, maps staking out the claims of both nations have become widely available. Turkey, for its part, has sought to point out that Greek claims in the region would be tantamount to hemming in the country by giving disproportionate territory to Greece.

Is Turkey planning to drill for oil in the eastern Mediterranean?

The Turkish government has announced it will start drilling for oil and gas near Crete in September. It cited the memorandum of understanding it signed with the UN-recognized Libyan government in November 2019 regarding the demarcation of maritime territories in the eastern Mediterranean.

Does Turkey’s EEZ reflect its geographic position and maritime claims?

Last year, on November 27, when Turkey and Libya signed a maritime agreement which established the EEZ of both countries, principles from UNCLOS were used. The above map is Turkey’s EEZ. The country says it fairly reflects its geographic position and legal maritime claims.