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New Turkey maritime draft bill fuels EastMed tensions with Greece, Cyprus
New Turkey maritime draft bill fuels EastMed tensions with Greece, Cyprus
Turkey’s draft maritime bill seeks to formalize Ankara’s claims in the Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean and Black seas, raising tensions with Greece and Cyprus over contested maritime boundaries and offshore energy rights.
Ezgi Akin
May 12, 2026
The helicopter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lands on Abdulhamid Han drill ship, the fourth built by Turkey, in Mersin on Aug. 9, 2022, before being sent for gas exploration to an undisputed area in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Gazipasa. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images
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ANKARA — Turkey on Tuesday unveiled a draft bill that would formalize its maritime claims in the Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean and Black seas, raising the stakes in long-running disputes with Greece and Cyprus over maritime boundaries, offshore energy rights and regional influence.
The draft was unveiled at a press conference at Ankara University’s National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law, which prepared the text.
Speaking at the press conference, Cagri Erhan, a foreign policy adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and deputy chair of the presidency’s Security and Foreign Policies Council, said he expected the draft to become a formal proposal and then law “in a short time,” without specifying a timeline.
The draft........
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