Ντουάιτ Σρουτ __ Dwight Schrute

🇬🇷 Greeks suck at reading and comprehension as the latest #PISA scores show. But they really need to understand something urgently. From an international law perspective, Türkiye’s legal arguments rest on the following pillars: ⭐️ The Res Inter Alios Acta and "Persistent Objector" Principles: #Greece relies heavily on #UNCLOS, but Türkiye is not a signatory. Under the foundational legal doctrine of res inter alios acta, a treaty cannot bind a state that hasn't signed it. While Greece argues that the 12-nautical-mile territorial water limit is now customary international law, Türkiye actively opposed this rule in the #Aegean during UNCLOS negotiations. By consistently rejecting its application, Türkiye secures the legal status of a "persistent objector," exempting it from the customary rule in this specific geography. ⭐️ The Supremacy of "Equity" over Strict Geography: Greece applies UNCLOS default rules—asserting that every island generates full #maritime zones. However, #ICJ and Arbitral Tribunals have repeatedly ruled that the ultimate goal of any maritime delimitation is not strict mathematical geography, but an "equitable solution". Türkiye argues that the Aegean is a semi-enclosed sea with undeniable "special circumstances". A chain of Greek islands (like #Lesbos, #Chios, and #Samos) lies just a few miles off the Anatolian coast. ⭐️ The Disproportionality and "Enclavement" Problem: If Greece exercises a 12-mile territorial limit, it would essentially lock Türkiye out of the Aegean, turning the area into a "Greek lake" and cutting off the Turkish mainland's access to the high seas. International legal tribunals strongly disfavor boundary lines that disproportionately "cut off" a mainland coastal state from international waters. ⭐️ ICJ Precedent on Island Continental Shelves: Türkiye argues that the seabed of the Aegean is a natural geological prolongation of the Anatolian landmass. More importantly, Türkiye's position is backed by international precedent: in several cases, the ICJ and Arbitral Tribunals have granted zero or severely reduced continental shelves and economic zones to islands when their location would otherwise severely disadvantage a mainland state's equitable rights. ⭐️ Conditional Sovereignty and #Militarization: Türkiye's legal framework links these maritime disputes to the original treaties that established the borders. Sovereignty over several of these islands was granted to Greece on the explicit legal condition that they remain demilitarized. From Türkiye's standpoint, Greece cannot legally demand maximum maritime expansion from territories where it is currently violating the core treaty stipulations that granted it the territory in the first place. #Athens' time to understand all this, give up its maximalist/expansionist agenda, and come to a peaceful resolution with #Ankara is running out. Türkiye will not wait to be attacked. ⌛️💥