[BipolarBob]

Can somebody watch the video and come back and give a synopsis? Thanks in advance.

[KarlInOhio]

Turkey is considering building a canal west of Istanbul so they can charge for its use and allow foreign (NATO) warships passage into the Black Sea. Under the Montreux Convention the Turks have to allow free civilian ship passage through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits and military ships of countries not on the Black See are restricted. Russia argues that a canal bypassing the Bosporus would also be covered by the Montreux Convention.

[tbw2]

Turkey is building an artificial canal to rival the Bosphorus strait.