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the ICAO to resolve this dispute was in October 1974, containing the proposal for a
simultaneous withdrawal, to which Greece agreed and Turkey declined.
Coding changes: Outcome changed from Unclear. Settlement changed from None.
MID#1290
Dispute Number: 1290
Date(s): January 8, 1975
Participants: 350 Greece/640 Turkey
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Greece threatened to “be aggressive” in the Aegean Sea if provoked by
Turkey. The threat was a response to the Greeks’ willingness to compromise during
Cyprus talks.
MID#1289
Dispute Number: 1289
Date(s): June 3, 1976 to September 1, 1976
Participants: 640 Turkey/350 Greece
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On June 3, 1976, the Greek government ordered a partial mobilization of
its forces in response to Turkish maneuvers in the Aegean. The Sismik I, a research
vessel intended to assert Turkey’s claim to the oil prospects off of the Greek island of
Thasos, left its Istanbul port on July 23 and entered the Aegean Sea accompanied by
two naval patrol boats on July 29. Throughout the month of August, Greece continu-
ously protested against the Sismik I’s presence in the Aegean and accused the Turkish
ships of territorial violations according to the 1958 Geneva Convention, which Turkey
never signed. In a response to the Sismik I’s operations, the Greek government issued
a full-scale naval training exercise on September 1. This was the last military action
taken in this particular dispute, and UN talks on the dispute began November 1.
MID#2174
Dispute Number: 2174
Date(s): October 31, 1978 to November 1, 1978
Participants: 640 Turkey/350 Greece
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: On the evening of October 31, 1978, a Greek fishing boat wandered into
Turkish waters and was attacked by a Turkish patrol boat. Greek authorities rescued
three of the stranded fishermen, while one was lost and presumed dead. On November
1, the Greek government in Athens protested this attack and alleged that the fishing
boat was actually in Greek territorial waters at the time of the attack.