Turkey closes airspace to Russian military aircraft to Syria | Daily Sabah

Turkey has closed its airspace to Russian military and civilian flights to Syria after notifying Moscow, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said Saturday.

Turkey notifies Russia, Ukraine about plans to apply Article 19 of Montreux Convention - TASS

Turkey will apply Article 19 of the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits and officially notified Russia and Ukraine about that, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told the Haber Turk television.

Turkey Closes Bosphorus Strait Over Malfunctioning Cargo Ship - UrduPoint

The Bosphorus Strait has been closed to traffic due to technical issues that have occurred on a coal-loaded ship, Turkey's Directorate General of Coastal Safety said on Saturday.

US cancels Black Sea deployment of two warships: Turkey

The United States has canceled this week’s planned deployment of two warships to the Black Sea, Turkish officials said on April 14, amid high tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

Zelenskyy Says Kiev, Ankara Have Similar Views On Black Sea Security Issues - UrduPoint

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he had discussed on Saturday security in the Black Sea with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, adding that the views of Ankara and Kiev on these issues coincided.

US warships set sail for Black Sea amid stand-off with Russia over military conflict in Eastern Ukraine, Turkish diplomats report — RT

 American sailors have set course for the Black Sea, off the south coast of Russia, in a move widely seen as a show of support for Ukraine, where fighting between Kiev’s forces and separatist militias has worsened in recent weeks.

Putin Tells Erdogan About Importance Of Preserving Montreux Convention - Kremlin - UrduPoint

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday told his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, about the importance of preserving the regime of the Black Sea Straits under the Montreux Convention, the Kremlin said.

Turkey detains 10 retired admirals over 'declaration' - Turkey News

Turkey on April 5 detained 10 retired admirals after 104 of them signed a letter over remarks made by Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop on the Montreux Convention.

Turkey condemns warning by retired admirals over Bosphorus treaty | Al Jazeera

Top Turkish officials on Sunday lashed out at an open letter signed by more than 100 retired admirals warning about a possible threat to a treaty governing the use of Turkey’s key waterways.

Russia Says to Respond to Entry of US Naval Vessel into Black Sea

Russia vowed to respond to a US ship's entry into the Black Sea with unspecified measures, warning that such move by US aimed at ratcheting up tensions ahead of a NATO summit.

Euxeinos Pontos : Russian admiral suggests Erdogan should read Montreux Convention on Black Sea

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to raise the question of Russian presence in the Black Sea, which, according to him, has turned into a Russian lake, at the NATO summit in Warsaw on July 8-9, the Turkish media said.

Russian diplomat slams Erdogan’s statement on Black Sea as "Russian lake"

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said that she is unable to offer any comment on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statement to the effect about the Black Sea’s transformation into a Russian lake.

Turkey continues to cooperate with Russia, says naval commander

Turkey’s naval commander said on April 13 that Turkey was continuing its cooperation with Russia despite problems, noting that cooperation would produce results.

Russian vessel Tsesar Kunikov did not breach Montreux Convention — (Rusian FM)

Russia’s large landing ship Tsesar Kunikov (BDK-64) where Turkey allegedly noticed a sailor on the deck who was holding a man-portable air defense system on his shoulder had not breached a single article of the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.

Russia’s Bosphorus incident a ‘childish show,’ says Turkish deputy PM

The apparent aiming of a shoulder-held missile-launcher at Istanbul by a Russian sailor while passing through the Bosphorus is little more than a “childish show,” Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said on Dec. 7.

Ankara summons Russian envoy over ‘provocative’ passing of Russian ship through Bosphorus

The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned Russian ambassador in Ankara Andey Karlov on Dec. 7 in protest of the “provocative” passage of a Russian warship through Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait.

Turkey furious over Russian brandishing MANPAD on warship

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday blasted as a "provocation" images of a Russian serviceman brandishing a rocket launcher as his warship passed through Turkish waters.

La Turquie pourrait-elle fermer le Bosphore à la Russie?

Suite à la destruction par la Turquie d'un bombardier russe engagé dans une opération contre le groupe djihadiste Etat islamique en Syrie, beaucoup se demandent si Ankara pourrait limiter le passage des navires russes via les détroits du Bosphore et des Dardanelles.

Russia welcomes Turkey’s ‘Montreux assurance’

Russia welcomes Turkey’s assurances of commitment to the Montreux Convention, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said April 14 amid the ongoing tension in Ukraine.

“Russia has noted with satisfaction Turkey’s statement that it will continue, just as it has been doing over the past 78 years, to comply with the Montreux Convention, which makes a significant contribution to the security of the Black Sea states,” Lukashevich said in a statement, Russian news agency Itar-Tass reported.

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said over the weekend that Turkey “would never allow the violation of the Montreux Convention whatsoever.”

Caccia russo sfiora una nave da guerra Usa sul Mar Nero. Scatta l'allarme. - Un gesto «provocatorio». Così il portavoce della Casa Bianca, Jay Carney

Per 90 minuti, sabato scorso, un caccia russo ha volato molto basso sul livello dell'acqua, quasi sfiorando una nave da guerra Usa Donald Cook, che si trova in acque internazionali del Mar Nero sin dal 10 aprile. Lo si legge in un tweet della Ap in cui si sottolinea che tutto si è risolto senza incidenti.
Un alto funzionario militare americano ha raccontato all'Ap che un caccia russo, sabato scorso, è volato più volte passando molto vicino a una nave da guerra Usa, la Donald Cook, un cacciatorpediniere di stanza nel Mar Nero, nelle acque territoriali davanti alle coste rumene. Il volo è durato circa 90 minuti, nelle ore in cui tornava altissima la tensione in tutta la regione.