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Greece currently accepts that its territorial waters extend 6 nautical miles from its coasts but that it does have the right extend them to 12 nautical miles. Turkey threatens that if Greece exercises this right given to it by international law, it's going to start a war. Again, a threat with no legal standing or meaning.
rom the eighteenth century until the mid twentieth century, the territorial waters of the British Empire, the United States, France and many other nations were three nautical miles (5.6 km) wide. Originally, this was the length of a cannon shot, hence the portion of an ocean that a sovereign state could defend from shore. However, Iceland claimed two nautical miles (3.7 km), Norway and Swedenclaimed four nautical miles (7.4 km), and Spain claimed 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) during this period. During incidents such as nuclear weapons testing and fisheries disputes some nations arbitrarily extended their maritime claims to as much as fifty or even two hundred nautical miles. Since the late 20th century the "12 mile limit" has become almost universally accepted. The United Kingdomextended its territorial waters from three to twelve nautical miles (22 km) in 1987.
That 12 miile rule has been set up for the countries like US, China, Russia etc...the country on the oceans specifically Turkey didn't signed the treaty and doesn't recognize the treaty if by some mistake one day Greece declares 12 miles territorial waters.... which makes Turkish ships can't even leave their docks....
Then Turkey would defend herself against that aggression.