Together with other islets in the surrounding region, Ro was the object of a sovereignty dispute in the 1920s between Turkey and Italy, which at the time was in possession of Kastellorizo and the Dodecanese islands.
Xunto con outros illotes da rexión circundante, Ro foi obxecto dunha disputa de soberanía na década de 1920 entre Turquía e Italia, que nese momento estaba en posesión de Kastelorizo e as illas do Dodecaneso.