Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits
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The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits is a 1936 international agreement that grants Turkey control over the Bosporus and Dardanelles and regulates the passage of naval warships between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
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Target entity: Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits Context triple: [Soviet Black Sea Fleet, geopoliticalConstraint, Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits]
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Treaty of Sèvres
The Treaty of Sèvres was a 1920 post–World War I peace agreement that dismantled much of the Ottoman Empire, redrawing borders in the Middle East and paving the way for the modern Turkish Republic’s emergence after its subsequent rejection.
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Treaty of San Stefano
The Treaty of San Stefano was an 1878 peace agreement between Russia and the Ottoman Empire that ended the Russo-Turkish War and significantly redrew the map of the Balkans and parts of the Caucasus.
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Treaty of Lausanne
The Treaty of Lausanne was the 1923 peace settlement that defined the modern borders of Turkey and replaced the Treaty of Sèvres, marking a key diplomatic turning point in the interwar period.
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Treaty of Constantinople (1913)
The Treaty of Constantinople (1913) was a peace agreement between the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria that concluded their hostilities in the Second Balkan War and redrew borders in Thrace.
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Helsinki Convention
The Helsinki Convention is an international environmental agreement aimed at protecting the marine environment of the Baltic Sea region from pollution and promoting sustainable use of its resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits Target entity description: The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits is a 1936 international agreement that grants Turkey control over the Bosporus and Dardanelles and regulates the passage of naval warships between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
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A.
Treaty of Sèvres
The Treaty of Sèvres was a 1920 post–World War I peace agreement that dismantled much of the Ottoman Empire, redrawing borders in the Middle East and paving the way for the modern Turkish Republic’s emergence after its subsequent rejection.
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B.
Treaty of San Stefano
The Treaty of San Stefano was an 1878 peace agreement between Russia and the Ottoman Empire that ended the Russo-Turkish War and significantly redrew the map of the Balkans and parts of the Caucasus.
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C.
Treaty of Lausanne
The Treaty of Lausanne was the 1923 peace settlement that defined the modern borders of Turkey and replaced the Treaty of Sèvres, marking a key diplomatic turning point in the interwar period.
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D.
Treaty of Constantinople (1913)
The Treaty of Constantinople (1913) was a peace agreement between the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria that concluded their hostilities in the Second Balkan War and redrew borders in Thrace.
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E.
Helsinki Convention
The Helsinki Convention is an international environmental agreement aimed at protecting the marine environment of the Baltic Sea region from pollution and promoting sustainable use of its resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arms control agreement
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international treaty ⓘ multilateral convention ⓘ treaty on freedom of navigation ⓘ |
| allocatesControlTo | Turkey ⓘ |
| allowsSubmarinePassageFor | Black Sea states under specific conditions ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
aircraft carriers
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submarines ⓘ surface warships ⓘ |
| cameAfter | League of Nations era disarmament efforts ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 1936-11-09 ⓘ |
| establishesRegimeFor | Black Sea access ⓘ |
| grantsControlOf |
Bosporus
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Dardanelles ⓘ Sea of Marmara ⓘ |
| grantsTurkeyRight |
to close the Straits if Turkey is threatened with imminent danger of war
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to close the Straits to warships of belligerent states in time of war ⓘ |
| guarantees | free passage of merchant ships in peacetime ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportanceFor |
NATO
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Russia ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ |
| historicalContext | interwar period ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| limits |
duration of stay of non–Black Sea warships in the Black Sea
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number of non–Black Sea warships in the Black Sea ⓘ tonnage of non–Black Sea warships in the Black Sea ⓘ |
| officialName |
Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits
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| primarySubject |
Turkish Straits system
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surface form:
Turkish Straits
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| region | Black Sea region ⓘ |
| regulates |
passage of merchant vessels
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passage of naval warships ⓘ |
| regulatesPassageBetween |
Black Sea
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Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| replaced |
Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Convention Relating to the Regime of the Straits
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| replacedInstrumentSignedAt | Lausanne ⓘ |
| replacedInstrumentSignedOn | 1923-07-24 ⓘ |
| restricts | passage of aircraft carriers through the Straits ⓘ |
| setsMaximumStayForNonBlackSeaWarships | 21 days ⓘ |
| shortName |
Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Montreux Convention
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| signatory |
Bulgaria
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France ⓘ Greece ⓘ Romania ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Turkey ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| signedAt | Montreux ⓘ |
| signedInCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1936-07-20 ⓘ |
| stillInForce | true ⓘ |
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Subject: Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits Description of subject: The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits is a 1936 international agreement that grants Turkey control over the Bosporus and Dardanelles and regulates the passage of naval warships between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
Referenced by (9)
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