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Daily Sabah (5 March 2026)

Ankara says the legal status of the Eastern Aegean islands is clear under international treaties, as Greek naval and air deployments near Greek Cyprus fuel regional tensions

Türkiye on Thursday warned against what it described as attempts to undermine the demilitarized status of several Aegean islands, saying it would not allow “fait accompli” actions or disinformation targeting the country.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Öncü Keçeli said in a statement posted on the social media platform X that the legal status of the Eastern Aegean islands and the Dodecanese, which were placed under demilitarized status under the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne and the 1947 Paris Peace Treaty, is clear and not open to debate.

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