In der Erklärung bekennen sich die Unterzeichner zum Vertrag von Montreux, der die Durchfahrt durch den Bosporus und die Dardanellen – also die Meerengen zwischen Schwarzem Meer und Mittelmeer – regelt.
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Turkey slams admirals‘ warning over Bosphorus treaty
Top Turkish officials on Sunday lashed out at an open letter signed by more than 100 retired admirals warning about a possible threat to a treaty governing the use of Turkey‘s key waterways.
Turkey‘s approval last month of plans to develop a shipping canal in Istanbul comparable to the Panama or Suez canals has opened up debate about the 1936 Montreux Convention.