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TURKEY

Updated 16 January 2009

Legislation
 Act No. 2674 of 20 May 1982, on the Territorial Sea of the Republic of Turkey
 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

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 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; link to UNTS)
 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; link to UNTS)
 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; link to UNTS)
 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 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; link to UNTS)
 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; link to UNTS)

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; link to UNTS)
 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; 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; link to UNTS)
 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; link to UNTS)
 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; link to UNTS)
 
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