YALTA VE POTSDAM KONFERANSLARI: SOVYETLER BİRLİĞİ’NİN TÜRK BOĞAZLARINDA EGEMENLİK PAYLAŞIM TALEPLERİ
Journal: Karadeniz İncelemeleri Dergisi
Year: 2015

Having invaded the Northern bank of the Black Sea, the Tsarist Russia wanted to occupy the Turkish Straits on both sides in order to guarantee her access to the warm waters as an alternative for the iced northern ports in winter. Tsar’s desire in question could not be realized both because of the conflict among big powers over this region and the Bolshevik Revolution period after the WWI. After the Revolution, Soviets, the successor state of Tsarist Russia, had good relations with Turkey, the Ot