{"id":20523,"date":"2026-08-30T03:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T03:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/greece-rejects-turkish-claims-over-aegean-sovereignty\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T03:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T03:05:14","slug":"greece-rejects-turkish-claims-over-aegean-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/30\/greece-rejects-turkish-claims-over-aegean-sovereignty\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece Rejects Turkish Claims Over Aegean Sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"S\">\n<h3>Greece has firmly rejected Turkey\u2019s latest claims over the status of sovereignty in the Aegean, calling them \u201cunfounded and unacceptable\u201d and stressing that Greek sovereignty remains non-negotiable.<\/h3>\n<p>The Greek Foreign Ministry issued the strongly worded statement on Saturday in response to Ankara\u2019s comments on Greece\u2019s new Special Spatial Planning Framework for Industry and the Supply Chain.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry said Turkey\u2019s repeated claim, made whenever Greece announces a new Special Spatial Planning Framework, gains neither legal basis nor substance simply because Ankara continues to repeat it.<\/p>\n<p>The statement followed comments on Friday by Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman \u00d6nc\u00fc Ke\u00e7eli, who claimed that Greece\u2019s new spatial planning framework does not produce legal effects.<\/p>\n<p>Athens responded directly, stating that Greece\u2019s position on the sovereignty status of the Aegean remains \u201cabsolutely clear,\u201d rests on the applicable international treaties and requires no further comment.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek response also rejected renewed Turkish attempts to revive theories concerning \u201cgrey zones\u201d and geographical formations whose sovereignty allegedly remains undetermined.<\/p>\n<p>Ke\u00e7eli had called on Athens to respect the Athens Declaration on Friendly Relations and Good-Neighbourly Relations and expressed Turkey\u2019s readiness for cooperation. At the same time, however, his remarks presented Turkey as having a role in the joint management of the Aegean.<\/p>\n<p>Greece rejected any attempt to create new facts on the ground and moved quickly to close the discussion over Aegean sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"category_container author-information\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<section id=\"authorpage\" class=\"authorpage\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=164&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a7af42a3ee68b1eb9b880b91e3e713144e269e50db87b04a35501c8e1351f8?s=328&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-164 photo lazyload\" height=\"164\" width=\"164\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-content\">\n<h5>Kosta Papadopoulos<\/h5>\n<p>Kosta Papadopoulos is an editor at Greek City Times, covering Greek and international news, travel, sport, and entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/08\/30\/greece-rejects-turkish-claims-over-aegean-sovereignty\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greece has firmly rejected Turkey\u2019s latest claims over the status of sovereignty in the Aegean, calling them \u201cunfounded and unacceptable\u201d and stressing that Greek sovereignty remains non-negotiable. 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