Author: Yucel Acer

Following the collapse of the Baath regime led by Bashar Assad in Syria, an agreement is being proposed between the new Syrian interim government and Türkiye on the determination of maritime borders. The maritime border delimitation process, which was previously hampered by the dispute over Hatay’s status, was interrupted in 2011 due to the deterioration of Türkiye-Syria relations. In fact, even the lateral border to separate the 12-mile-wide territorial waters of both countries has not been determined for these reasons. It should be considered normal that the delimitation of maritime borders has come to the agenda with the establishment of…