Turkish contiguous zone
E793356
The Turkish contiguous zone is a maritime area adjacent to Turkey’s territorial waters where the state exercises limited control to prevent and punish infringements of its customs, fiscal, immigration, and sanitary laws.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | contiguous zone ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Turkish territorial sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beyond | Turkish territorial sea ⓘ |
| coastalStateRights |
control to prevent infringement of specified laws
ⓘ
control to punish infringement of specified laws ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Turkish exclusive economic zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish territorial sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Turkish maritime law ⓘ |
| legalBasis | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| maximumExtentFromBaseline | 24 nautical miles ⓘ |
| measuredFrom | baselines of Turkey ⓘ |
| purpose |
prevention of infringement of customs laws
ⓘ
prevention of infringement of fiscal laws ⓘ prevention of infringement of immigration laws ⓘ prevention of infringement of sanitary laws ⓘ punishment of infringement of customs laws ⓘ punishment of infringement of fiscal laws ⓘ punishment of infringement of immigration laws ⓘ punishment of infringement of sanitary laws ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | contiguous zone under UNCLOS Article 33 ⓘ |
| sovereigntyType | limited control ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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