Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Blue Homeland" in English language version.
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From the definition of the chief ideologist who coined it, it will be accurate to define the Blue Homeland Doctrine as the strategic principle of Turkey's irredentism and expansionism within the all-embracing context of neo-Ottomanism.
«Turkey must respect the sovereign rights of NATO members. I support Greece's concerns over the Libya-Turkey Agreement» Macron said, commenting on the Turkish provocations and the agreement between Turkey and Libya on defining maritime borders and EEZ.)
The [Blue Homeland] doctrine represents a nationalist, irredentist approach to Turkey's maritime position that lies within the neo-Ottomanist narrative that has emerged since the Justice and Development Party has been in power.
According to Islamist political thought in Turkey, the naval battle of Preveza is considered as the turning point of the Ottoman Empire's successful transformation from a "land state" to an "empire of the seas". Indeed, the expansion of Ottoman sovereignty and control in the Mediterranean is advocated by the current government as the proof of the transformation of the Mediterranean into a "Turkish lake".
The European Union on Wednesday called for the publication of a memorandum of understanding signed between Turkey and Libya which ostensibly delineates maritime borders between the two countries, and expressed its full support for the sovereign rights of Greece and Cyprus.
Under Erdoğan, Turkey adopted a new naval doctrine called the "Blue Homeland" (Mavi Vatan), which rejects the status-quo that was established by The Treaty of Lausanne (1923), replacing it with Turkish maritime borders that expand into Greek and Cypriot territory. ... This [Blue Homeland] military posture advocated by the navy also rejects Lausanne borders, replacing them with Turkish maritime borders at the expense of Greek and Cypriot sovereignty.
According to Islamist political thought in Turkey, the naval battle of Preveza is considered as the turning point of the Ottoman Empire's successful transformation from a "land state" to an "empire of the seas". Indeed, the expansion of Ottoman sovereignty and control in the Mediterranean is advocated by the current government as the proof of the transformation of the Mediterranean into a "Turkish lake".
According to Islamist political thought in Turkey, the naval battle of Preveza is considered as the turning point of the Ottoman Empire's successful transformation from a "land state" to an "empire of the seas". Indeed, the expansion of Ottoman sovereignty and control in the Mediterranean is advocated by the current government as the proof of the transformation of the Mediterranean into a "Turkish lake".
According to Islamist political thought in Turkey, the naval battle of Preveza is considered as the turning point of the Ottoman Empire's successful transformation from a "land state" to an "empire of the seas". Indeed, the expansion of Ottoman sovereignty and control in the Mediterranean is advocated by the current government as the proof of the transformation of the Mediterranean into a "Turkish lake".
