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The Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean have been seething between Turkey and Greece for a long time. In addition to the two main parties, France, the United States of America (USA), the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Cyprus, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Russia, Germany, England, Armenia and many other countries do not want to be left behind in this region. The declared Navtexes, military exercises, natural gas and oil exploration activities are bringing the two countries to the brink of conflict and even war. Today, Greece claims that it will increase its territorial waters to 12 miles. This unlawful behavior is against the Lausanne, Montreux and Paris treaties. In this way, our country has a reason for war against Greece. Naturally, the islands in such an important sea play a key role in this political and diplomatic war. There are over 3,000 islands and islets in the Aegean Sea. For 161 years, all these islands and islet people were under the protection of the Ottoman Empire. Today, we have nothing left but a few islands. So how did the Aegean islands come to be lost? Who conquered? Who lost? These questions lead to criticism of many historical figures such as Sultan Mahmud II, Sultan Abdulhamid II, Union and Progress members, Mithat Pasha and İsmet İnönü. So what are the facts? We will answer all these questions and many more with our journey through our Recent History Documentaries.