Cautiously cautiously watched or Athens restructuring but also increases of units in Turkish Armed Forcesas they appear to be directly related to the extremely reviewing doctrine of ‘Blue” The reason for the increase, as they all show, of the Turkish Marines Brigades, who have the nickname “Crocodile“, One that is now in three, two of which will fall to the Aegean Army.

According to the newspaper “The news», Athens’ eyes and ears have again focused on the North Aegean as early as January 2023 and the visit of then Turkish Defense Minister Hulus Akar to Imbrosas the military works carried out through it came to the surface Anchor on the island. And the relatively recent show of the “Blue Homeland” Admiral Yaji, east of Zurafa, showed that Ankara has not forgotten the North Aegean and its goals are not only in the Dodecanese.

25 km away.

The picture recorded is that the relevant facilities of camp and infrastructure in Imbros and the corresponding support projects for the extensions of camps of the 5th Command Constitution based on the island are systematically prepared, and the estimation is that their upgrade wants to give the island Commanders. and an expeditionary character and make them marines. That is to say, the 3rd Marine Corps Brigade, for which there is information in Athens that Turkey wants to create. At the time when Turkey is leaving Greece, having a casus belli over its head, it is also creating a missile wall in the islands of the Eastern Aegean.

Most of the installations are upgraded in the Ugourlou area (the Greek name of the area is Livounia). Projects in Imbros in conjunction with the acquisition by the Turkish Marines of the Amphobic Amphitheater Zaha, which can carry 21 marines each, even put on the table even scenarios The use of even landing ships, provided that of course a calm sea, as in a related video 4 months ago by the Turkish Ministry of Defense, its specifications indicate that it can sail a distance of 15 nautical miles, ie 27.8 kilometers. From the beach of Ugourlou to the opposite beach of Paleokastro in Limnos the distance is 25 kilometers.

Landing scenarios

Although this is the most extreme scenario, nevertheless the creation of a Marine Corps Brigade in the North Aegean shows Turkey’s potential intention either for a move beyond the Dodecanese complex or even for attempting to overcome the “impassable” line of Evros in the back. Developments in the Turkish Marines began to run faster after August 2024, when the establishment of the 2nd Marine Corps Brigade in Alexandreta was announced.

It should be noted, the 1st seat is in Fokaia, near Smyrna, and belongs to the Aegean Army. In this context, even the 2nd Brigade already founded by the Turks in Alexandreta can relatively easily move to the Aegean, as now, as military sources, there are a large number of landing ships and “Anadolu”, which in addition to a mini aircraft carrier is also Ship of landing.