New Remarks on the ‘Straits’ Debates

Signed in 1936, after Russia declared war on Ukraine, granting Turkey the right to control the Istanbul and Dardanelles Straits and the passage of warships Montreux Straits Convention In the statement made by Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on the subject, “The Montreux Convention regulates the passage of warships of littoral and non-riparian countries. Turkey has so far signed the contract. strictly implemented. “ statements were made.

In the continuation of his statement, he stated that the warships of any warring state are prohibited from passing through the straits. Article 19 Noting that it was very clear that the attack came from Russia in the beginning, Çavuşoğlu made new statements regarding the Montreux Straits Convention today. In addition to Çavuşoğlu, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also spoke about the straits debate.

“We applied what Montreux said, and we will do it from now on”

in the description “From the straits all the countries with and without riparians. battle ship We warned him not to pass Noting that, Çavuşoğlu “We did what Montreux said, and we will do it from now on. Until today, we have not had any problems with the Straits. transition and transition request It did not happen” he added.

In addition to Çavuşoğlu, the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan He also made statements about the Montreux Straits Convention.

“Turkey is a country that wants peace in its region. We called for dialogue with Ukraine and Russia, which we see as friends, and offered mediation. Unfortunately, the result was frightening, and on February 24 the guns went off. We regret that such a picture has emerged. We warned our 20 thousand citizens in Ukraine. After the air traffic was closed, we started the evacuation process with buses. 5 thousand of our citizens It left the territory of Ukraine and passed to our country and other countries. Using his expressions, Erdoğan continued as follows in his statement:

“The authority given to our country by the Montreux Convention regarding the ship traffic in the straits to prevent the escalation of the crisis. We decide to use Of course, we will not compromise our own national interests, but we will not neglect the regional and global balances. For this, neither Ukraine nor Russia we won’t give up we say.”