Holding Tenedos allowed the Greek navy to watch the Dardanelles approaches and keep coal and supplies close to its fleet. The Ottoman navy faced a strategic dilemma: preserving its ships inside the straits surrendered the Aegean, while using them risked the loss of its main maritime force. The uncontested capture of the island exposed a failure to protect the fleet's route into the Aegean. A possible counterstroke was a timed night dash followed by an early attack on the Greek fleet in harbour. That remained a hypothetical opportunity requiring patience and initiative.
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Tenedos gives Greece a base beside the Dardanelles
Greek capture of Tenedos put coal, supplies, and observation close to the Ottoman fleet's exit from the Dardanelles.