The ‘Montreux Petition’ and creeping Islamization of the Turkish military
The ‘Montreux Petition’ and creeping Islamization of the Turkish military
A storm over a petition by retired naval officers has once again revealed longstanding tensions between the civilian Turkish government and the Turkish military.
(April 19, 2021 / JNS) The limits of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s power have become an issue in Turkish politics. This, following Erdoğan’s March 20 decision to exit the Istanbul Convention on Combating Violence Against Women. Since the Istanbul Convention is an international agreement that was ratified by the Turkish parliament, questions are being asked about the fate of other international treaties, such as the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits (1936).