Montreux Convention
On 1st March, 2022, Turkey decided to activate the Montreux Convention in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
This would allow Turkey to limit the movement of Russian warships between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
About Montreux Convention
- The 1936 Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits, often referred to as the Montreux Convention was signed by Australia, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Japan, Romania, Yugoslavia, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and Turkey.
- The convention gives Turkey certain control over the passage of warships from the Dardanelles and Bosphorus Straits that connect the Aegean, Marmara, and Black Sea.
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