"Mavi Vatan - A Map and a Doctrine Book", published by Head of ASAM TÜRK DEGS (Turkish Maritime and Global Strategies Center) and Istanbul Topkapı University Faculty Member, Former Rear Admiral Assoc. Dr. Cihat Yaycı, is the product of 18 years of effort.
Gökçen Göksal / ISTANBUL - How was the Blue Homeland Map, covering all our seas, drawn in the book? What are our rights and interests in the seas? Who demands what from us? How do we face legal and diplomatic injustices? What are our legal and technical rights and justifications? What should be our course of action, legally and diplomatically? These questions have answers...
"THE INTERNATIONAL VALIDITY OF THE BOOK IS REGISTERED"
Evaluating the importance of the book to our newspaper, "Mavi Vatan -A Map, A Doctrine, Turkey's National Pact in the Seas is a work of strong arguments based on international law. Now, with peace of mind we can say, 'If the West has the Seville Map, Turkey now has the Istanbul University Map!'. Especially; The jurisprudence and court decisions of the International Courts of Justice and International Arbitration Courts have been seriously covered in the book, and the grounds on which the Blue Homeland (Mavi Vatan) Doctrine is based and all the decisions that set a precedent have been revealed in the book. By examining dozens of cases and court decisions in different geographies and regions of the world since 1969, the principles on which the Blue Homeland Doctrine is based have been revealed in the light of law and the international validity of Blue Homeland has been registered. Today, together with the book Mavi Vatan, both the scientific, map and doctrinal legs of the process have been finalized and the Blue Homeland has been turned into a full-fledged scientific doctrine. Now, Turkey's maritime country is guaranteed with a work based on science and legal reality. All attacks and usurpation moves against our maritime country have been protected by the shield of science. The timing of the book's release was exactly right after Mitsotakis complained to Biden about the map I had drawn for the Libya-Turkey Agreement in 2009, Allah allowed it to succeed, and it was published as a response to it," Yayci said.
THE BOOK HAS BEEN TURNED INTO SCIENTIFIC DOCTRINE
"The book has emerged as a scientific work put at the service of our country, regional and global peace. The book “Mavi Vatan -A Map, A Doctrine, Turkey's National Pact in the Seas” is not only a work that provides scientific support to the policies of the Republic of Turkey. In terms of its content and basic ethical values, one of the main pillars of this work is the “regional ownership principle”. The basis of this country is the stability of the countries in the region and to create their own balance independently of external actors. The book “Mavi Vatan -A Map, A Doctrine, Turkey's National Pact in the Seas” on the other hand, presents how the practice of the map, regional ownership principle will occur within the framework of international law, maritime jurisprudence and geography," Yayci added.