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The Political Feasibility of the Istanbul Canal Project Mensur Akgün & Sylvia Tiryaki POLICY BRIEF GLOBAL POLITICAL TRENDS CENTER (GPoT) THE POLITICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE ISTANBUL CANAL PROJECT MENSUR AKGÜN & SYLVIA TIRYAKI August 2011 | GPoT PB no. 27 ABSTRACT Popularly referred to as the “crazy” project, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Istanbul Canal Project has been debated vigorously since its proposal prior to the 2011 elections in the country. While some questioned its economic and ecological feasibility, others carried the discussion towards the Project’s political implications. In addition to evaluating these debates, in this policy brief we discuss the Project through a historical perspective that includes the dynamics of the 1936 Montreux Convention. We argue that the feasibility of the Canal Project is valid only after certain changes are made in the application of the Montreux Convention. However, we conclude that this may lead to an outcome in which the signatories would question the legitimacy of the Convention under present conditions. that would be spent on the Project could Introduction be used more efficiently. Despite being an election pledge, the Proposed by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Prime Minister’s statement was taken Erdoğan’s in an election campaign speech seriously by almost everyone (excepting on April 29, 2011 and often referred to as his political opponents). Indeed, land the “crazy” project, the Istanbul Canal speculation started in the area that the Project that will connect Black Sea and the canal is estimated to pass through, and Sea of Marmara bypassing the Strait of Ankara representative of the country that Istanbul, has elicited many questions and is sensitive about the status of the Straits criticisms. While some mentioned the made a statement. ecological damage that the Project may cause, others referred to the consequen- We do not yet know how much work has ces of a possible rentier economy that it been done on this proposed canal project, might lead to. There were also others or how feasible it is. Yet, we also take the who argued that the potential resources Prime Minister’s statement seriously and fundamentally believe that the construct- GLOBAL POLITICAL TRENDS CENTER (GPoT) 2 THE POLITICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE ISTANBUL CANAL PROJECT MENSUR AKGÜN & SYLVIA TIRYAKI ion of a waterway that would bypass the The Montreux Convention Istanbul Strait would be a fair decision that could also minimize the risk of The Montreux Convention, which was accidents. (We naturally attach importan- signed at the beautiful Montreux Palace ce to the security of the city of Istanbul.) Hotel located on the shores of Lake Geneva in July 1936, replacing the According to the data of the Under- Lausanne Straits Convention of July 24, secretary of Navigation, 50,871 vessels 1923, governs the transit of battleships passed through the Istanbul Strait in 2010. and commercial ships through the so- We can add that this number – and hence called “Straits” (including the Sea of the risk of accidents – will increase as the Marmara) during times of peace, war or a trade capacities of the countries of the threat of war. Black Sea basin expand. Additionally, considering the petroleum and the other The convention guarantees the security of dangerous items that are transported Turkey to a large extent through from the shores of the Black Sea - first and restrictions on, and notification obliga- foremost from the Port of Novororssisk – tions for battleships, especially during to the world markets through the Istanbul peacetime; assures the strategic balance Strait, we believe that the of the Black Sea and the importance of opening up As an example, a commercial Mediterranean; and pro- a new bypass route is self- ship with a net tonnage of vides a political role for evident. 10,000 that enters the Straits Turkey in the case of a from the Black Sea is obliged possible threat of war. Despite rules that regulate to pay 4,881 USD to Turkey for the transits through the The constitutive balanced a transit pass. It does not Turkish straits, the sche- nature of the convention seem likely that this amount mas of traffic distinction also serves the interests would be sufficient for the and the radar systems of the Russian Federation, construction and operation of (VTS), it is not possible to preventing the presence the proposed canal when we say that the risk of of any non-coastal mili- also consider the transit fees accidents has been elimi- tary power in the Black for the other similar canals. nated. Small accidents due Sea that has a tonnage to rudder lock-up, engine above 45,000. Thus, in the breakdown or human error that do not case of the “collapse” of the Convention, cause tangible damage, and therefore do the interests of the Russian Federation will not get much attention, still take place be damaged as much as Turkey’s. despite preventive measures. The The danger of the collapse of the morphological characteristics of the Montreux Straits regime derives from the Istanbul Strait also contribute to the possibility that the method of calculating occurrence of such accidents. the fees for non-stop transits in In any case, it is essential to consider the application since 1983 could be changed, political and legal outcomes of imple- leading to objections. menting such a Project. The first that Three types of taxation and duties are comes to mind is the fact that the collected for the transit through the Straits prospective Canal would challenge the area: health inspection, lighthouse and Montreux Convention, which regulates rescue services. As an example, a the transit through the Straits region. commercial ship with a net tonnage of GLOBAL POLITICAL TRENDS CENTER (GPoT) 3 THE POLITICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE ISTANBUL CANAL PROJECT MENSUR AKGÜN & SYLVIA TIRYAKI 10,000 that enters the Straits from the tion of deterrent measures. Despite the Black Sea is obliged to pay 4,881 USD to political, legal and economic conse- Turkey for a transit pass. It does not seem quences, it is naturally possible for the if it likely that this amount would be sufficient is considered essential, it is, naturally for the construction and operation of the possible that Turkey can close transits proposed canal when we also consider the through the Straits, referring to the Canal transit fees for the other similar canals. as an alternative for the Strait of Istanbul. Although this issue will only be clarified Yet, even in such a condition, the financial after a detailed economic feasibility study, resources to be generated will not the data we have suggests that the increase. If the financing of the canal is resources provided by the current system based on the transit fees, the only are not adequate for the construction of possibility that can be brought to the the canal. agenda might be the word-by-word In fact, the fee for the transit of vessels implementation of the Montreux Straits through the Turkish Straits covers the Convention. In the case of such a scenario, entire passage. In other words, the cost of the transit fees would increase many transit through the Strait times more: according to the gold rate as of August of Istanbul is only a Within the scope of this short portion of the total sum 4, 2011, the fee would study, we will emphasize that increase to 59,976 USD paid. The transit pass is with the re-introduction of two-sided and even for the previously exem- Gold Francs as the basis for plified commercial ship covers the Strait of the transit fee payments – Çanakkale and the Sea of that has a tonnage of mentioned in Appendix-1 of 10,000. Marmara in addition to the Montreux Straits Strait of Istanbul. Convention yet not Within the scope of this Moreover, we should also implemented after 1983 – the short study, we will emphasize that deterrents transit through the Strait emphasize that with the and artificial delays at the would become expensive, re-introduction of Gold entrances of the Straits which in fact may render the Francs as the basis for the are not possible to financing of the canal project transit fee payments – enforce; the system that possible along with a mentioned in Appendix-1 was tried for the Baku- competitive pricing strategy. of the Montreux Straits Ceyhan line in 1994 failed. Convention yet not imple- The International Maritime Organization mented after 1983 – the (IMO) and professional associations follow transit through the Strait would become the transits through the Straits closely, expensive, which in fact may render the arranging the necessary technical financing of the canal project possible regulations with traffic distinction along with a competitive pricing strategy. schemas and VTS systems. However, this is not a feasibility study. Its Unless there are certain changes in the main purpose is to point out the obstacles Montreux Convention’s provisions regar- facing the Istanbul Canal Project and draw ding the transit of commercial ships, it is attention to the fact that a regime almost impossible that the canal passa- founded by the Montreux Convention and geway could complete with Strait of meeting virtually all of Turkey’s security Istanbul transit route with the introduce- needs may collapse. GLOBAL POLITICAL TRENDS CENTER (GPoT) 4 THE POLITICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE ISTANBUL CANAL PROJECT MENSUR AKGÜN & SYLVIA TIRYAKI Historical Background Straits would be closed to the foreign warships. Therefore, the Straits regime When the Ottoman Empire took over stopped being an issue of domestic law Akkarman Castle, located near Odessa, in and became an inter-state issue. This 1484, it had acquired the control of all the understanding was confirmed with Black Sea shores, closing the transit multilateral agreements that were signed through the Straits of Istanbul and in London in 1841, in Paris in 1856, again Çanakkale to all ships with foreign flags.
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