Comments by "Ggoddkkiller" (@ggoddkkiller1342) on "The Brief But Controversial Battle Of The Aegean, 1974" video.

  1. There is a mistake in 6:18, this is 12 miles territorial water map. While both Turkey and Greece have 6 miles territorial waters so it is not correct. Greece is trying to increase their waters but we consider it as a declaration war so good luck to them. However they increased their airspace to 12 miles and became only country on Earth which has longer airspace than their borders or territorial waters. But ofc we completely refuse this as well and act like Greek airspace is still 6 miles. This is the main reason why there are so many 'Turkish violations of Greek airspace' as we enter 6-12 miles difference every single day multiple times. Honestly airspace being larger than territorial waters is a clear violation of international laws but who cares right? Nor Greece has any right to increase their territorial waters and block our water ways including a dozen of our ports! If we signed UNCLOS they could but we didn't same US etc. Therefore previous UN convention of sea laws is binding between Greece and Turkey not UNCLOS and it doesn't allow such a right at all. We can even claim half of Aegean as our EEZ while leaving only 12 nmiles for Greek islands entirely according to that previous UN convention. But it doesn't worth completely destroying our relations with our neighbor so we don't do it. There is absolutely nothing found yet in disputed EEZ so claims we want more oil, gas etc is just laughable at best and wicked propaganda at worst. We will just not allow our water ways to be blocked, no country in our shoes would allow it. For example Russian access to international waters from St. Petersburg should be blocked as well if all countries had 12 miles territorial waters. Go check it out if those countries have 12 miles or reduced length to leave an international corridor for Russia!! We just want what it is right not more or less, leave corridors for us then declare 12 miles, declare 12 miles only in Greek half of Aegean so it wouldn't block us. All is fine by us but not 6:18, as soon as it was declared missiles would start flying and i wish i was kidding..
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  2.  @DarkLordGR9  Jesus, you don't even know what convention means! At least go learn UN conventions are not binding for any country at all until they are signed and ratified by them. For Turkey UNCLOS doesn't exist nor it is binding in any shape or form. If you think it does you have absolutely no idea about international laws..
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  3.  @jimanast3593  During 3 AM i remembered Greek airspace wrongly as 12 miles not 10 miles, wuhuuuu it proves i'm wrong, right? Wrong! In fact none of you people refuse Greece is the only country on Earth with longer airspace than their territorial waters or borders which is a clear violation of international laws. And your claim it was mutually increased and accepted by Turkey is completely false. Greece increased its airspace from 3 miles to 10 miles with the 1931 Presidential decree, Turkey wasn't a part of this decision nor ever accepted it. It has absolutely nothing to do with agreements Turkey and Greece signed so only God knows where you could learn that. Previous sea law convention called the 1958 Convention on the Territorial Sea is binding between Greece and Turkey and it gives less rights to islands. According to it Turkey can indeed claim an EEZ as far as median line between mainland Greece and Turkey while completely ignoring islands expect leaving them 12nm EEZ alone. Go read some unbiased articles if you still have doubts, there are American, British etc articles very clearly stating Turkey can do that. But as i said in my original message Turkey doesn't have such an intention as it doesn't worth severely damaging relations with our neighbor. There is nothing in Aegean it is heavy earthquake zone, stop daydreaming as 'rich natural resources' which aren't found yet and believing cheap propaganda. There are conditions for innocent passage, for example Greece can stop and inspect every single one of our ships while delaying them for days if not weeks. Can also refuse passage of military ships and literally block our access to international waters. You are claiming Turkey is trying strengthen its position while care to explain what exactly Greece will gain from increasing its territorial waters, huh?? As i said earlier no country on Earth would accept this and there are many examples proving it. Like how countries have reduced territorial waters in Baltic sea to leave Russia an international corridor. How Finnish islands next to Sweden have reduced territorial waters and EEZ, how English islands next to France have reduced territorial waters and EEZ, how French islands next to Canada have reduced EEZ, how Ukrainian island next to Romania has reduced EEZ. But NOPE, Greek islands next to Turkey which are even closer to our lands than those examples must have FULL EEZ and territorial waters because its 'God's will' i guess!! Some people might think we are aggressive, threatening Greece etc while we are warning them, it will 100% cause a war..
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  4.  @DarkLordGR9  Your great allies US and Israel also didn't sign UNCLOS so they are living in medieval time as well??..
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  5.  @DarkLordGR9  You ran out of excuses what this has to do with Aegean dispute? Turkey doesn't share its Black sea coast with any country at all and increased its territorial waters to 12 miles in 1964. Even in my original message i stated Greece can increase its territorial waters in places they don't share it with us and this increase wouldn't block our access to international waters!! Honestly some your excuses are just pathetic, only trying to prove you are right instead of a fair solution which benefits both sides..
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  6. 100% agreed to the conclusion, i'm 35 years old i didn't see Turkish army lying about casualties even once. Every casualty is reported as it happened and it would actually cause severe public backlash if they ever lie. However our kill claims might not be so accurate, army doesn't have a habit of fabricating kills but might consider some loose evidence as kill. There are also claims happening from political side often, the army would not debate with political leadership if they make a false kill claim. They would make their announcement often way earlier than any other source then step aside without further details. So if you are searching for Turkish sources always try to find official military announcements but it could be challenging. We don't have a tradition of making classified documents ever publicly known. What happens in army, intelligence service etc stay there forever expect short announcements they made.
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  7. ​ @jimanast3593  If conventions are becoming binding for non-signatory countries could you please explain why exactly US etc many countries refused to sign UNCLOS as well after all it is 'becoming binding' anyway?? If you are really a lawyer studying international laws you should give up and look for different profession! But we both know you are no lawyer as conventions must be signed to become binding. About 'trusting NATO ally' could you explain why exactly Greece is arming demilitarized islands if being member of NATO is enough to trust each others?? While Greece is directly violating international laws like this Turkey can not allow blockage of international waters. Even your 'rich oilfields' claim show how little you actually know because Prinos oil field only has 90 million barrels oil which is nothing. Turkey consumes a million barrel a day so that oil field would only last 90 days for our domestic consumption alone, let entirely go exporting a single drop of it. You are just repeating some nonsense you heard from your media without slightest research and fact checking, just pathetic really..
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  8.  @Αναστάσιος-σ8υ  Care to explain what Black sea territorial waters has to do with Aegean dispute? Turkey doesn't share its Black sea coast with any country at all and increased its territorial waters to 12 miles in 1964. Even in my original message i stated Greece can increase its territorial waters in places they don't share it with us and this increase wouldn't block our access to international waters!! Honestly this excuse has just pathetic 'logic'..
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  9.  @Αναστάσιος-σ8υ  Sure, that's why all countries have reduced territorial waters in Baltic sea to leave Russia an international corridor, right?? Or how Finnish islands next to Sweden have reduced territorial waters and EEZ, how English islands next to France have reduced territorial waters and EEZ, how French islands next to Canada have reduced EEZ, how Ukrainian island next to Romania has reduced EEZ, huh??? You are out of your minds really, Greece has absolutely no right to increase their territorial waters and block Turkish access to international waters, in fact this is exactly how Turkey can consider it as a declaration of war and nobody can do anything about it..
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  10.  @Αναστάσιος-σ8υ  Sure, that's why all countries have reduced territorial waters in Baltic sea to leave Russia an international corridor? Or how Finnish islands next to Sweden have reduced territorial waters and EEZ, how English islands next to France have reduced territorial waters and EEZ, how French islands next to Canada have reduced EEZ, how Ukrainian island next to Romania has reduced EEZ, right?..
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  11. ​ @jimanast3593  If conventions are magically becoming binding for non-signatory countries could you please explain why exactly US, Israel etc refused to sign UNCLOS as well after all it is 'becoming binding' anyway?? If you are really a lawyer studying international laws you should give up and look for different profession sadly! But we both know you are no lawyer, about 'trusting NATO ally' could you explain why exactly Greece is arming demilitarized islands against international laws if being member of NATO is enough to trust each others?? While Greece is directly violating international laws like this Turkey can not allow blockage of international waters. Even your 'rich oilfields' claim show how little you actually know because Prinos oil field only has 90 million barrels oil which is nothing. Turkey consumes a million barrel a day so that 'massive and too valuable' oil field would only last 90 days for our domestic consumption alone, let entirely go exporting a single drop of it. You are just repeating some nonsense you heard from your media without slightest research and fact checking while lying as being a lawyer, just pathetic really..
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