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PM: Greece Maintains Right to Extend Territorial Waters to 12 Nautical Miles

Greece “retains the inalienable right” to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles “whenever and however it deems fit,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday.
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Extensive coverage in the Turkish media of Mitsotakis' statements regarding the 12 nautical miles. What CNN Türk, A Haber, Haber Global, Yeni Safak, Türkiye and Ensonhaber are reporting.

The first topic in the Turkish media was the statements of Kyriakos Mitsotakis from Thessaloniki, in which he underlined Greece's inalienable right to expand territorial waters to 12 nautical miles. Turkish analysts reacted strongly, recalling the decision as a casus belli and warning that any expansion would lead to immediate military involvement in the Aegean.

A message to Ankara, but also a clear call to the Greek government to move from declarations to "acts of exercising national sovereignty", was addressed from Kasos by the PASOK MEP... N. Farantouris to Naftemporiki TV from Kasos: "Here and now expansion to 12 nm south of Crete" - NAFTEMPORIKI

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The main topic in the Turkish media are the statements of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the 12 nautical miles, as reported by Manolis Kostidis from Istanbul. Yesterday, at the press conference given by the Prime Minister from Thessaloniki, he emphasized that "Greece reserves the right to the 12 miles". Specifically, referring to Greek-Turkish relations, Mr....  The first topic in Turkey are Mitsotakis' statements on the 12 nautical miles

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Athens is preparing four crisis scenarios for potential tensions with Ankara in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean. In the event of a possible escalation, the option of extending territorial waters south of Crete to 12 miles is also being considered, while the Greek people say they cannot live without Turkish tourists.

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Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis's statement regarding extending Greece's territorial waters in the Aegean Sea to 12 miles has sparked debate. Experts speaking to A Haber newspaper pointed out that such a decision would be considered a "casus belli" (reason for war) for Türkiye.

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Reporter.gr broke the news on Sunday, September 6, 2026.
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