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Ex-admirals detained in Turkey over statement on straits treaty

Turkish authorities on Monday detained 10 former admirals after a group of more than 100 retired top navy officers issued a statement declaring their commitment to the 1936 Montreux Convention, an international treaty that regulates shipping through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits. The statement was issued amid a debate over whether Turkish President Erdogan would pull the country out of the convention. Government officials have tied the statement to Turkey’s history of military coups.

Ryan Gingeras, a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School and an expert on Turkish, Balkan, and Middle East history, joins The Greek Current to analyze this latest development.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here: 

Turkey detains ex-admirals over statement on straits treaty

Turkish ex-admirals arrested over criticism of Erdoğan's 'crazy' canal scheme

Greece breaks record of vaccinations administered

Greece looks to ease pressure with cautious shops reopening

European leader urges foreign fighters to leave Libya

Greece urges Libya to scrap Turkey maritime accord

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