Montreux Convention

Turkey to hike transit fee through strategic waterways

The Turkish government has raised the fee for ships passing through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, the newspaper Aydinlik reports,…

June 6, 2023

Turkish prosecutors seek jail for 12 Montreux Convention-supporting ex-admirals

12 retired Turkish admirals face up to 12 years in jail after prosecutors in Ankara claimed they broke the law…

October 11, 2022

TFIGlobal: Greece and Russia are just one step away from snatching the Turkish straits

Well-well, Ankara seems to be extremely annoyed by recent events as the Turkish air force was recently compelled to retreat…

September 2, 2022

Anger in Turkey over a CBS map that showed Istanbul as Greek

They are furious in Turkey with the American television network CBS for publishing a map that was shown in a…

March 1, 2022

Turkey blocks passage to the Black Sea for all warships

Erdogan announces restrictions to 'stop escalation' based on 1936 agreement ISTANBUL -- Turkey on Monday warned countries not to send…

March 1, 2022

Former Turkish diplomats warn Montreux Convention must remain in place

Turkey continues to threaten to depart from the 1936 Montreux Convention that governs free shipping through the Bosporus strait.

April 5, 2021
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