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MID#3909
Dispute Number: 3909
Date(s): January 12, 1989 to January 13, 1989
Participants: 640 Turkey/350 Greece
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Turkish aircraft violated Greek airspace during military exercises. Greece
then put some of its military units on alert.
Coding changes: End Date changed from January 12, 1989.
MID#4040
Dispute Number: 4040
Date(s): June 8, 1994 to June 8, 1995
Participants: 640 Turkey/350 Greece
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: The dispute began when, on June 1, 1994, Greece ratified an international
treaty to allow extension of their territorial waters to 12 miles, which would have made
the waters seventy-one percent Greek. In response Turkey began military exercises in
the Aegean Sea that day and refused to sign the UN Law of the Sea agreement. The
Turkish parliament announced that they would take all necessary measures including
military actions if the treaty was passed. On June 16, 1994, Greece announced that
they would not endorse the extension of territorial waters in an effort to keep peace,
and Greek patrol boats attacked Turkish fishing vessels four days later. Turkey pro-
tested. Several incidents followed—alerts and airspace violations by Turkish forces
and Greek military exercises that were shows of force. The militarization of the dis-
pute eventually waned over the course of the year, and the last incident recorded had
Greek patrols firing at Turkish fishing vessels in June 1995.
MID#4092
Dispute Number: 4092
Date(s): December 28, 1995 to July 4, 1996
Participants: 640 Turkey/350 Greece
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Greek and Turkish forces clashed over issues related to their respective
Aegean Sea claims. The dispute also included numerous airspace violations on both
sides and an incident that downed a Turkish fighter plane.
Coding changes: End Date changed from July 9, 1996. Settlement changed from
None.