235, 16 November 2024, Regarding Maritime Spatial Planning of the European Union / Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Türkiye is closely monitoring the European Union’s (EU) Maritime Spatial Planning, conveying the necessary warnings to the relevant parties, and taking all the measures to protect its rights in the Aegean and the Mediterranean.

The Aegean and the Mediterranean maps used in this Planning are null and void for Türkiye and have no legal effect whatsoever.

We reiterate that we will not allow the violation of Türkiye’s rights with this Planning.

We would like to remind that the EU has no authority to comment on maritime disputes between sovereign states. The EU’s involvement in such initiatives makes it more difficult to resolve these disputes.

Unilateral actions regarding maritime jurisdiction areas are unacceptable. Such unilateral attempts will undermine the efforts to find a comprehensive, just and durable solution to the interrelated Aegean issues.

A sincere and comprehensive approach should be adopted to solve the problems on the basis of international law and good neighborliness.