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			The term '''Aegean crisis'''<!-- note: change this to '''Aegean dispute''' once we have a consensus! --> refers to a set of interrelated controversial isses between ] and ] over sovereignty and related rights in the area of the ]. This set of conflicts has had a large effect on the ] since the 1970s. It has repeatedly led to crises coming close to the outbreak of military hostilities, most notably around ] and in early ]. The issues in the Aegean fall into several categories:
	In the contemporary (]) ] and ] contest, the '''Aegean Crisis''' is a term coined by ] governments roughly from the beginning of the ] in the ] up to the present day and referring to a series of, for the most part, unresolved, highly controversial and delicate diplomatic issues with the state of ] regarding matters such as:
			* The delimitation of the ],
			* The delimitation of the ],
			* The delimitation of ]s and the use of the ],
			* The delimitation of ], and their significance for the control of military flight activity,
			* The issue of the ] status assigned to some of the Greek islands in the area,
			* The status of an undetermined number of small islets which are regarded as “grey zones” of undetermined sovereignty by Turkey, with the tiny islets of ] being the best-known example.

			As of ], the two countries have been trying to overcome the tensions through a series of diplomatic measures, particularly with a view to easing Turkey's accession to the ]. However, as of ], differences over suitable diplomatic paths to a substantial solution are still unresolved.
	* The presence or less of ] in the ].
	* ] problems over many islands of the Aegean Sea.
	* ] and unauthorized ] exercises.

			''See also: '' ], ]
	<i>Note:</i> The Greek side claims 10 miles of air space and categorizes flights over this space as violations. The Turkish side claims that the flights are over international air space and rejects the notion of violations.

			== Maritime and areal zones of influence ==
	* Diplomatic status of the island of ] and all the connected problems.''Note:'' Although Cyprus is ''not'' located in the Aegean Sea, the Greek side claims that the quantity and nature of the geostrategical operations ] conducts in the ] are usually chronologically correlated and concurrent with developments and actions regarding the ], such as the ] etc. The Turkish side claims that these two problems are not connected.
			=== General characteristics of the issues ===

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			=== The territorial waters ===

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			=== The national airspace ===

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			=== The continental shelf ===

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			=== The Flight Information Regions ===

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			== The islands ==


			=== Demilitarized status ===

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			=== “Grey zones” ===

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			== Strategies of conflict resolution ==

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	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* ] dispute		* ] dispute
	* ]		* ]


	== External links ==
			== References ==

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			For further provisional references, see the ], and the article on ]


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The term Aegean crisis refers to a set of interrelated controversial isses between Greece and Turkey over sovereignty and related rights in the area of the Aegean Sea. This set of conflicts has had a large effect on the relations between the two countries since the 1970s. It has repeatedly led to crises coming close to the outbreak of military hostilities, most notably around 1987 and in early ]. The issues in the Aegean fall into several categories:

The delimitation of the territorial waters,
The delimitation of the national airspace,
The delimitation of Exclusive economic zones and the use of the continental shelf,
The delimitation of Flight Information Regions (FIR), and their significance for the control of military flight activity,
The issue of the demilitarized status assigned to some of the Greek islands in the area,
The status of an undetermined number of small islets which are regarded as “grey zones” of undetermined sovereignty by Turkey, with the tiny islets of Imia/Kardak being the best-known example.

As of 1998, the two countries have been trying to overcome the tensions through a series of diplomatic measures, particularly with a view to easing Turkey's accession to the European Union. However, as of 2006, differences over suitable diplomatic paths to a substantial solution are still unresolved.