Modern Turkey has the limited right to block passage of warships through the Bosphorus, a right which it is most notably exercising right now, during the war in

Modern Turkey has the limited right to block passage of warships through the Bosphorus, a right which it is most notably exercising right now, during the war in Ukraine. The Montreux Convention does not allow Turkey absolute discretion here [0], but international law is really about practicalities rather than theory. [0] https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/01/turkey-black-sea-straits-russia-ships-ukraine-war/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/01/turkey-black-sea-strait...