Greece’s 11-dash line reaches the door of Türkiye. Why does Greece still feel that it is at a disadvantage?

The South China Sea has been my country’s inherent territory since ancient times. Since the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, my country has begun to use the South China Sea on a large scale. Since the Song Dynasty, China’s maritime affairs have developed, and the Nansha Islands officially entered China at that time. Territory, the Yuan Dynasty also used the South China Sea Islands as a springboard to break out the Java War.

So these are the basis for the nine-dash line in the South China Sea that we have delineated. However, some countries around the South China Sea have criticized it, claiming that many islands within the nine-dash line are closer to them, and they use this as a basis for their delineation. Claiming sovereignty is obviously an extremely absurd assertion. Greece’s 11-segment territorial sea line is a good refutation of this kind of territory that is consistent with each other. Let’s take a look at the past and present of Greece’s domineering 11-segment line.

Greece and Turkey are separated by a high sea called the Aegean Sea, which is dotted with more than 2,500 islands of various sizes. It is the sea with the most islands in the world, and its east and west coastlines are extremely winding. Greece is located at the western end of the Aegean Sea, and Turkey is to the east. In terms of the size of the country, Greece has an area of ??130,000 square kilometers and a population of less than 11 million.

Turkey has a land area of ??780,000 square kilometers and a total population of 82 million. There is no doubt that Turkey is several times the size of Greece in terms of area and population. Therefore, it stands to reason that Turkey should enjoy most of the sea rights in the Aegean Sea, or at least split it half and half with Greece. However, the reality is shocking. Greece controls more than 2,400 islands in the Aegean Sea and directly draws the territorial sea baseline to Turkey's front door.

Each section of the Greek territorial sea baseline is tight and close to the west coast of Turkey. The closest one is Thassos Island on the ninth section, which is only four kilometers away from the Turkish land and completely within the range of bullets. . The most domineering ones are the third, fourth and fifth sections. These three territorial sea baselines are all located on the North Aegean Island of Greece, directly blocking the seaport of Turkey's Balikeshir Province.

Greece’s 11-dash line, both in terms of distance to the offshore waters of neighboring countries and the number of islands it includes, is much stronger than our nine-dash line in the South China Sea. However, Greece is still not satisfied, claiming that the existing 11-dash line The front line is very aggrieved, and we have to mention the three wars that broke out between Greece and Turkey.

Greece is the birthplace of ancient European civilization. There were splendid Cretan civilizations and Mycenaean civilizations. In the 15th century, Greece was occupied by the Ottoman Turkish Empire, which ruled it with high pressure for more than 300 years. . In 1830, national uprisings broke out in various regions of Greece and they became independent from Turkey. However, the southern island of Crete was still occupied by Turkey. Crete is the birthplace of ancient Greek culture and a holy land in the hearts of Greeks. If the island is not taken back for a day, the Greek adults' hatred of Turkey will be rising every moment.

In 1897, Greece and Turkey fought a war over the ownership of the island of Crete. Greece was ultimately defeated, but it also severely damaged Turkey, which was in decline at the time. Greece paid Turkey huge war reparations. Parts of Thessaly were also ceded, and the Turkish army was forced to withdraw. In exchange for Crete, the island became an international protectorate.

Four years later, Crete established its own autonomous government. In 1913, Crete officially merged with Greece and became part of Greece. Although Crete successfully recovered it, Greece had to pay a huge amount of money. The price is also extremely high. It can be said that the hatred towards Turkey is only increasing. Greece is secretly determined to seize the opportunity and destroy Turkey. However, the God-given opportunity did not come so quickly.

In 1914, the First World War broke out in Europe. Greece joined the Allied Powers led by Britain and France, but by mistake, it sided with the Allies, mainly Germany and Austria. As a result, the Allies won, and the Allies because of this After losing the war, Greece and Turkey were each burdened with a humiliating treaty. At this time, Greece, as an Allied power, made demands on Turkey. The request for a large land territory on the Asia Minor Peninsula was flatly rejected by the other side.

Greece immediately attacked Turkey with the assistance of Britain and France, and soon reached the outskirts of the Turkish capital Ankara. Seeing that victory was in sight, Greece unexpectedly once again defeated Turkey. Although it was not as good as the Ottoman Empire back then He was very brave, but with the help of outstanding men like Kemal, under his leadership, the morale of the soldiers soared. He drove away the Greeks and saved the Asia Minor Peninsula. However, he still lost most of the maritime rights and interests in the Aegean Sea. Greece Although the existing goal was not achieved, a domineering 11-dash line was established.

To this day, Greece still believes that Turkey, as the defeated party in the war, refused to fulfill its obligation to cede territory and pushed its power into the Aegean Sea, creating today's shameful sea power line.