Özet:

Due to their strategic importance, the Istanbul and Dardanelles Straits have been regions that many states wanted to dominate throughout history. Especially XVIII. The fact that Russia was a great power in the Black Sea in the 19th century began to pose a threat to both the Ottoman Empire and the European States. This process, called the Straits Problem, continued until the Treaty of Lausanne. With the Treaty of Lausanne, it was decided that the passage through the Straits would be free, both sides of the straits would be demilitarized and the passage of the straits would be managed by an international commission. However, Turkey, worried about the activities that Italy might carry out in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans, took action to abolish the provision of demilitarization of the straits in the Treaty of Lausanne and brought this issue to the agenda for the first time at the London Disarmament Conference held in May 1933. During this period, Italy's attack on Abyssinia and Germany's placement of troops in the Rhine region in violation of the Versailles Treaty led Turkey to give a note to the countries participating in the Lausanne Conference on April 11, 1936. After the events, negotiations started in Montreux, Switzerland, and the Montreux Straits Convention was signed on 20 July 1936. With the said contract, Turkey gained full control over the Straits and the free passage of civilian ships in peacetime was guaranteed. In addition, Turkey has gained the right to control and regulate the passage of warships in the Istanbul and Dardanelles Straits. Thus, future problems are prevented. As a matter of fact, with the attack of Russia on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, a difficult process began in this region extending to the Black Sea coast. Russia's move brought the situation of the straits, namely the 1936 Montreux Straits Convention, to the agenda again. The study aims to convey the importance of the Montreux Straits Convention and the attitude of the Armenian media at the time the contract was signed. Armenian newspapers and magazines published in Turkey and abroad will be included in the study. Columns and news written in these newspapers will be examined.

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