MONTREUX CONVENTION Flashcards
WHAT IS MONTREUX CONVENTION?
ALSO CALLED STRAITS REGIME , INTERNATIONAL TREATY THAT GOVERNS THE BOSOPORUS AND DARDANELLES STRAITS WHICH IS A ROUTE BETWEEN MEDITERRANIAN SEA( aegan sea and Sea of Marmara) AND BLACK SEA
IT WAS SIGNED IN 1936
WHEN WAS MONTREUX TREATY SIGNED AND WHERE?
IT WAS SIGNED IN JULY 20 , 1936 AND TOOK EFFECT ON NOVEMBER 9, 1936
IN MONTREUX PALACE , SWITZERLAND
WHICH ARE THE COUNTRIES ON THE COASTLINE OF BLACK SEA AAND MUST NOTIFY TURKEY WITHIN HOW MANY DAYS?
RUSSIA , ROMANIA, GEORGIA, BULGARIA, UKRAINE
8 DAYS- SEND VESSELS OF WAR THROUGH STRAITS
OTHER COUNTRIES THAT DONT BORDER WITH BLACK SEA MUST NOTIFY TRUKEY WITHIN HOW MANY DAYS?
15 DAYS
THE 2 STRAITS CONNECTS WHICH 2 SEAS?
BOSPORUS AND DARDANELLES STRAITS CONNECT BLACK AND AEGAN THROUGH THE SEA OF MARMARA
TURKEY HAS USED THE POWER OF THIS CONVENTION DURING WHICH WARS?
WORLD WAR 2
WHAT ARE THE KEY ELEMENTS OF MONTREUX CONVENTION?
- DURING WAR , TURKEY CAN REGULATE THE MOVMENT AND RESTRICT GOODS
- COUNTRY WITH COASTLINE ON BLACK SEA , 8 DAY PRIOR PERMISSION
- COUNTRY THAT DOESNT HAVE A COASTLINE , 15 DAY PRIOR PERMISSION
WHAT DOES ARTICLE 19 OF THE CONVENTION STATE?
UNDERMINE TURKEY POWER IN BLOCKING RUSSIAN WARSHIP ENTERING OR EXITING BLACK SEA
WHEN DID TURKEY JOIN NATO?
1952