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Legislation

 Act No. 2674 of 20 May 1982, on the Territorial Sea of the Republic of °Õür°ì¾±²â±ð
 Decree by the Council of Ministers No. 8/4742
 Decree by the Council of Ministers, No. 86/11264, dated 17 December 1986
 Maritime Traffic Regulations for the Turkish Straits and the Marmara Region, entered into force on 1 July 1994

Piracy

Penal Code; Criminal Procedure Code

Maritime boundary delimitation agreements
 and other material

with Bulgaria

 Agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Bulgaria on determination of the boundary in the mouth area of the Mutludere/Rezovska river and delimitation of the maritime areas between the two states in the Black Sea, 4 December 1997 (entry into force: 4 November 1998; registration #: 36204; registration date: 1 November 1999; link to UNTS)

with Cyprus, Greece
and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus (Annex A of Original Agreement), 16 August 1960 (entry into force: 16 August 1960;  registration #: 5476; registration date: 12 December 1960; )
 Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus, 16 August 1960. Exchange of notes (with Declaration) between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Cyprus concerning the administration of the Sovereign Base Areas referred to in Article 1 of the above-mentioned Treaty, 16 August 1960 (entry into force: 16 August 1960; registration #: 5476; registration date: 12 December 1960; )
 Treaty between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Hellenic Republic, the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus concerning the Establishment of the Republic of Cyprus, 16 August 1960. Exchange of notes between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Cyprus concerning the future of the Sovereign Base Areas referred to in article 1 of the above-mentioned Treaty, 16 August 1960 (entry into force: 16 August 1960; registration #: 5476; registration date: 12 December 1960; )

with Georgia

 Protocol between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the Republic of Turkey concerning the Establishment of the Maritime Boundary between Soviet and Turkish Territorial Waters in the Black Sea, 17 April 1973  (entry into force: 27 March 1975; registration #: 14475; registration date: 23 December 1975; )
 Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics concerning the delimitation of the continental shelf between the Republic of Turkey and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the Black Sea, 23 June 1978 (entry into force: 15 May 1981; registration #: 20344; registration date: 11 August 1981; )
 Exchange of notes constituting an agreement on the delimitation of the USSR and Turkey economic zone in the Black Sea, 23 December 1986 - 6 February 1987 (entry into force: 6 February 1987; registration #: 24690; registration date: 23 April 1987; )
 Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of Georgia on the Confirmation of the Maritime Boundaries between them in the Black Sea, 14 July 1997

with Libya

 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of National Accord-State of Libya on Delimitation of the Maritime Jurisdiction Areas in the Mediterranean" 27 November 2019 (entry into force: 8 December 2019; registration #: 56119; registration date: 11 December 2019; )

with the Russian Federation

 Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics concerning the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf Between the Republic of Turkey and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the Black Sea, 23 June 1978 (entry into force: 15 May 1981; registration #: 20344; registration date: 11 August 1981; )
 Exchange of Notes constituting an Agreement on the Delimitation of the USSR and Turkey Economic Zone in the Black Sea (23 December 1986 - 6 February 1987) (entry into force: 6 February 1987; registration #: 24690; registration date: 23 April 1987; )

with Ukraine

 Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics concerning the delimitation of the continental shelf between the Republic of Turkey and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the Black Sea, 23 June 1978 (entry into force: 15 May 1981; registration #: 20344; registration date: 11 August 1981; )
 Exchange of notes constituting an agreement on the delimitation of the USSR and Turkey economic zone in the Black Sea, 23 December 1986 - 6 February 1987 (entry into force: 6 February 1987; registration #: 24690; registration date: 23 April 1987; )

Additional relevant material

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Information note dated 2 March 2004 concerning °Õür°ì¾±²â±ð's objection to the Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone, 17 February 2003 (Law of the Sea Bulletin No. 54)

Cyprus: Statement dated 28 December 2004 of the position of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus with respect to the information note by °Õür°ì¾±²â±ð, concerning the latter's objection to the Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone of 17 February 2003 (Law of the Sea BulletinNo. 57)

Greece: communication dated 24 February 2005 from the Government of Greece concerning °Õür°ì¾±²â±ð's objection to the Agreement between the Republic of Cyprus and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone of 17 February 2003 (Law of the Sea BulletinNo. 57)

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: communication dated 4 October 2005 from the Government of °Õür°ì¾±²â±ð concerning the Statement of Position by the Greek Cypriot Authorities with respect to the Information Note by °Õür°ì¾±²â±ð, concerning °Õür°ì¾±²â±ð's objection to the Agreement between the Greek Cypriot Authorities and the Arab Republic of Egypt on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone of 17 February 2003 (Law of the Sea BulletinNo. 59)

Cyprus: Note verbale dated 19 October 2006 from the Permanent Mission Republic of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General of the 51³Ô¹Ï concerning the communication dated 4 October 2005 from °Õür°ì¾±²â±ð (Law of the Sea Bulletin No. 62)

Cyprus: Letter dated 15 June 2012 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Greece: Communication dated 20 February 2013 from the Permanent Mission of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General English | French

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Communication dated 12 March 2013 from the Permanent Mission of °Õür°ì¾±²â±ð to the 51³Ô¹Ï with reference to the Verbal Note from the Permanent Mission of Greece dated 20 February 2013 English | French

Cyprus: Letter dated 17 October 2013 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 29 October 2013 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 12 November 2013 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 5 December 2013 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 13 February 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Communication dated 10 April 2014 from the Permanent Mission of °Õür°ì¾±²â±ð to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General (superseded by document A/68/857)

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 25 April 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 19 May 2014 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 30 May 2014 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 6 October 2014 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Note verbale dated 13 November 2014 from the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 29 February 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 8 March 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 17 March 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 7 April 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 28 April 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Greece: Letter dated 23 May 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 15 June 2016 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 5 August 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 6 September 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 29 September 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 20 October 2016 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 10 November 2016 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Greece: Letter dated 8 December 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 14 December 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 12 April 2017 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 4 May 2017 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Greece: Letter dated 10 May 2017 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 27 March 2018 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Syria: Letter dated 10 September 2018 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 1 October 2018 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 12 December 2018 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 8 January 2019 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 19 February 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 18 March 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 11 July 2019 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 8 April 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Greece: Letter dated 25 April 2019 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Cyprus: Letter dated 11 July 2019 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 21 September 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Cyprus: Letter dated 13 November 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 13 November 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Libya: Letter dated 26 December 2019 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Libya to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General [See also: Egypt: Note verbale dated 23 December 2019 from the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General ]

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 10 January 2020 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 20 January 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Greece: Letter dated 14 February 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Greece: Letter dated 19 February 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 27 February 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 18 March 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Greece: Letter dated 19 March 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Greece: Letter dated 20 April 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Syrian Arab Republic: Letter dated 29 April 2020 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Cyprus: Letter dated 30 April 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Greece: Letter dated 1 June 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 2 July 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 20 July 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Egypt: Letter dated 1 August 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Egypt to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Greece: Letter dated 11 August 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 13 August 2020 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Note verbale dated 14 August 2020 from the Permanent Mission of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 21 August 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Greece: Note verbale dated 2 September 2020 from the Permanent Mission of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Greece: Letter dated 4 September 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the President of the Security Council.

Greece: Letter dated 29 September 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Greece: Letter dated 14 October 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 13 November 2020 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Greece: Letter dated 15 February 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 15 June 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 13 July 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Greece: Letter dated 22 July 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.

Greece: Letter dated 27 July 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 28 September 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 30 September 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 13 October 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 18 November 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 19 November 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 14 December 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General 

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 16 December 2021 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General 

Cyprus: Letter dated 10 February 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.  

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð: Letter dated 19 May 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.  

Greece: Letter dated 25 May 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Cyprus: Letter dated 3 August 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Greece:Letter dated 6 September 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð:Letter dated 9 September 2022 from the Permanent Representative of °Õür°ì¾±²â±ð to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

°Õür°ì¾±²â±ð:Letter dated 17 September 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Greece:Letter dated 17 November 2022 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General

Libya and °Õür°ì¾±²â±ð:Letter dated 9 December 2022 from the Permanent Representatives of Libya and °Õür°ì¾±²â±ð to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council.

Greece:Letter dated 24 April 2023 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the 51³Ô¹Ï addressed to the Secretary-General.   

 

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