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Greece Condemns Turkey’s New Aegean Marine Protected Zones

8/30/2026

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Turkey announced two marine protected zones in the Aegean Sea, which Greece called illegal.
The two zones are located between Lemnos and Samothrace (northeast) and around Kastellorizo east of Rhodes.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece will defend areas it deems sovereign.
Greece sees the zones as part of Turkey's revisionist “Mavi Vatan” (Blue Homeland) doctrine.
Greece plans an “Achilles Shield” air-defence system, modeled on Israel’s Iron Dome, by 2029.

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Turkey announced two marine protected zones in the Aegean Sea, which Greece called illegal.
The two zones are located between Lemnos and Samothrace (northeast) and around Kastellorizo east of Rhodes.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece will defend areas it deems sovereign.
Greece sees the zones as part of Turkey's revisionist “Mavi Vatan” (Blue Homeland) doctrine.
Greece plans an “Achilles Shield” air-defence system, modeled on Israel’s Iron Dome, by 2029.