The 1936 Montreux convention gives Turkey control over the straits within its borders, guarantees access for civilian vessels and limits naval warships' access (AFP)
Officials interpret criticism of plans for new Istanbul waterway as direct challenge to civilian government
Turkey has detained 10 retired admirals over their public criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s “crazy” Istanbul canal project, which will create a new waterway from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean in addition to the existing Bosphorus strait.
The arrest warrants issued on Monday came a day after a group of 104 former senior navy officials signed an open letter warning that the proposed canal could harm Turkish security by invalidating an 85-year-old international treaty designed to prevent militarisation of the Black Sea.
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WNU editor: The government is sending a blunt message to the military with these arrests. Stay out of politics.
More Mews On The Arrest Of 10 Retired Turkish Admirals
Turkey arrests retired admirals over open letter criticising government -- Middle East Eye
2 comments:
+ Politics affects military deployments and engagements.
+ Bad deployments and engagements get military people killed unnecessarily.
+ When bad policies go south resulting in a losing war, bad politicians double down getting more military people killed hoping to get a negotiated settlement and saving their own carcasses.
+ Often the military comes after you and sometimes more than once. The military tried to kill Hitler seven times.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assassination_attempts_on_Adolf_Hitler
+ Junior officer in Portugal hated dying in unjust colonial wars. They overthrew the government.
Carnation Revolution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnation_Revolution
+ Erdogan is right to be worried. He already destroyed his economy. Now, he has to coddle up to China. The die is cast.
China Plays the Iran Card and Calls Washington's Bluff
I take it free speech is not a thang for Erdogan
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