# Greece delivers protest note to Turkey over planned marine parks

Greece's embassy in Ankara delivered a protest note rejecting Turkey's planned Aegean and Mediterranean marine parks as void.

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Greek public broadcaster ERT, cited by BTA, reported on 2026-09-03 that Greece's embassy in Ankara delivered a protest note to the Turkish foreign ministry. [^1]

Greece categorically rejects Turkish claims regarding the spatial framework as arbitrary and without legal basis, stating that Aegean sovereignty is established by international treaties. [^2]

The protest note rejects Turkish claims regarding Greece's special spatial framework for renewable energy sources and Turkey's August 15, 2026 decisions to create two marine parks in the eastern Aegean and Mediterranean. [^3]

The Turkish newspaper Hürriyet reported Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's statement that Turkey's European path depends on good neighborly relations with Greece. [^4]

Turkey has a NAVTEX in effect from September 1 through September 15 southwest of the Greek island of Kastellorizo. [^5]

Turkish media outlets are focusing on Greek-Turkish relations, centering on statements by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the island of Kastellorizo, a Turkish NAVTEX, and Greek-Israeli defense cooperation. [^6]

The Turkish broadcaster A Haber presented Turkey's NAVTEX, in effect southwest of Kastellorizo, as a move projecting Turkish positions in the region. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Greek public broadcaster ERT, cited by BTA, reported on 2026-09-03 that Greece's embassy in Ankara delivered a protest note to the Turkish foreign ministry. (www.24chasa.bg, News)
2. Greece categorically rejects Turkish claims regarding the spatial framework as arbitrary and without legal basis, stating that Aegean sovereignty is established by international treaties. (www.24chasa.bg, News)
3. The protest note rejects Turkish claims regarding Greece's special spatial framework for renewable energy sources and Turkey's August 15, 2026 decisions to create two marine parks in the eastern Aegean and Mediterranean. (www.24chasa.bg, News)
4. The Turkish newspaper Hürriyet reported Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's statement that Turkey's European path depends on good neighborly relations with Greece. (ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα, News)
5. Turkey has a NAVTEX in effect from September 1 through September 15 southwest of the Greek island of Kastellorizo. (ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα, News)
6. Turkish media outlets are focusing on Greek-Turkish relations, centering on statements by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the island of Kastellorizo, a Turkish NAVTEX, and Greek-Israeli defense cooperation. (ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα, News)
7. The Turkish broadcaster A Haber presented Turkey's NAVTEX, in effect southwest of Kastellorizo, as a move projecting Turkish positions in the region. (ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα, News)

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