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Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Turkish Straits
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Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Turkish Straits was a 1936 agreement that gives Turkey control over the Bosporus and the Dardanelles. The representatives of ten nations attended the conference held in Montreux. The principal contenders were Britain, the Soviet Union and Turkey; the main issue was the passage of combatant vessels in war.
The 1936 Montreux Convention came about due to the Turkish desire to remilitarize the Straits, which under the terms of the Treaty of Lausanne had been demilitarized. They also wanted the international Straits Commission created back in Lausanne abolished, seeing it as an obstacle to Turkish sovereignty in their internal waters.
The Convention agreed to consists of 29 Articles, four annexes and one protocol. Articles 2-7 consider the passage of merchant ships. Articles 8-22 consider the passage of war vessels. The key principle of freedom of passage and navigation is stated in articles 1 and 2. Article 1 provides that "The High Contracting Parties recognise and affirm the principle of freedom of passage and navigation by sea in the Straits". Article 2 states that "In time of peace, merchant vessels shall enjoy complete freedom of passage and navigation in the Straits, by day and by night, under any flag with any kind of cargo."
Turkey must still adhere to the principles of the international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982), this can cause problems as there are variances between the two Conventions.
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- (English) Full text of the convention