In the absence of secure sea lines of communications, the retention of the Thessaloniki-Constantinople corridor was essential to the overall strategic posture of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans.
Turvaliste meresideliinide puudumisel oli Thessaloníki-Konstantinoopoli koridori säilitamine oluline Osmanite riigi üldisele strateegilisele asendile Balkanil.