[SunkenCiv]

Why Turkey is Transforming Istanbul Into an Island | RealLifeLore | 1,214,431 views | June 19, 2021 | YouTube

[Kriggerel]

...That’s nobody’s business but the Turks’.

[MinorityRepublican]

Will watch later.

[Jan_Sobieski]

Very good explanation. Erdogan is going to be really rich!

[Retain Mike]

Thanks KarlInOhio. You did a better job than I did, but here is mine anyway. Also, thanks to FreedomPoster for pointing out what should be obvious. Certainly, any US ships would get blasted the first half hour into any shooting war.

This was really an enlightening video until the last two minutes when it turned into a commercial. Reading these two links should help. Politically there are a lot of countries on various sides of the issue, but without watching the video you just have to guess.

Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreux_Convention_Regarding_the_Regime_of_the_Straits

Bosphorus: the crossroads of trade, civilisation and legends https://www.trtworld.com/turkey/bosphorus-the-crossroads-of-trade-civilisation-and-legends-20594

[IndispensableDestiny]

They've officially started.

"Kanal Istanbul" project kicks off with bridge construction.

For reasons given in the video, the Russians don't like this. They could always scuttle a big ship to block to block it.

[bert]

To relieve the shipping pressure on the Straight and to promote commerce and develop a significant revenue source

[x]

Old, old, old news.

When the moat was filled Byzantium may pretty much have been an island.