Two customs stations were built near the Customs, one Greek and one Turkish.
The Greek customs station
Two customs stations were built near the Customs, one Greek and one Turkish. The Greek Customs station was built by the Greek Army to serve the Greek Customs and those passing through the Customs. It operated from 1881 until 1912 when the Greek army declared war on the Turks and expelled them from the area.
The border was moved to the Evros to the current border. In order to be able to supervise and control the area, the customs stations were built in actual places, on heights that had visual contact with the surveillance area.
The Greek Customs Station held a subordinate surveillance position in the area, due to its disadvantageous position at the time of the border demarcation with the Turks, who kept the heights of strategic importance for Turkey.
The Turkish customs station
The Turkish Customs Station was built by the Turkish state at the same time on Turkish territory to control the area from the Turkish side. The Turkish Station, due to Turkey’s military superiority, was in a better position, it was a bigger building, due to Turkey’s better economic situation and due to the greater number of soldiers that Turkey had to guard the borders (barracking).
