Number: 97-799 Title: Greece and Turkey: Aegean Issues -- Background and Recent Developments Authors: Carol Migdalovitz, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division Abstract: For many years, NATO allies Greece and Turkey have been adversaries in bilateral disputes which have produced crises and even brought them to the brink of war. One series of disputes involves the Aegean Sea borders. The two disagree over the border in the air, continental shelf, and territorial sea, over the status of islands in the Sea, and over the ownership of Aegean islets. Pages: 17 Date: August 21, 1997