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  1. Aegean Sea

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    The Aegean Sea ($\text{Aigaion Pelagos}$) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea located between the mainlands of Greece to the west and Anatolia (Asia Minor)/) to the east. It extends south to the island of Crete and is bounded by the Turkish Straits (the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosphorus) to the northeast, providing a connection to the Black Sea.
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  2. Continental Europe

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    Continental Europe is the largest, most densely populated, and geologically most varied contiguous landmass of the Eurasian supercontinent. It is generally demarcated from Asia by the conventional boundary running along the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea, and the Turkish Straits [1]. Its western extent is defined by the […

  3. Dardanelles

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    The Dardanelles (strait), historically known as the Hellespont (strait)/) (from Ancient Greek: $\text{Hellespontos}$), is a narrow, natural strait in northwestern Turkey, connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. It forms a crucial segment of the Turkish Straits, which also include the Sea of Marmara and the Bosphorus (strait)/), thereby establishing the only maritime route b…

  4. Dardanelles

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    The Straits Convention (1841)
    Following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire's naval power in the region, international agreements formalized the status of the Turkish Straits. The Convention of London (1841)/) affirmed the Ottoman Empire's traditional right to close the Turkish Straits to foreign warships in peacetime, a right that was intermittently challenged by the Russian Empire seeking unfettered access…

  5. Dardanelles

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    Modern Administration and Navigation
    Following the Treaty of Lausanne (1923), administration of the Turkish Straits remained subject to international oversight, specifically through the Straits Commission, which ensured freedom of navigation while recognizing Turkish authority over security matters. This arrangement was significantly altered by the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits (1936).
    The [Montreux Convention](/entrie…