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Every place Middle East Insights mentions in "How Do The Turkish Straits Create Geopolitical Tension? - Middle East Insights", mapped
// THE CRUX Turkey's control over the strategic Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits under the Montreux Convention enables it to balance geopolitical, military, and energy dynamics between Russia and NATO.
11 places, in order of mention
| 00:15 | Turkish Straits | That's what the Turkish Straits are |
| 00:18 | Bosphorus | comprising the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles |
| 00:19 | Dardanelles | the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles |
| 00:25 | Black Sea | They link the Black Sea to the Mediterranean |
| 00:26 | Mediterranean Sea | to the Mediterranean, making them a key route |
| 00:37 | Turkey | Turkey controls access to the straits |
| 01:00 | Russia | between NATO allies and Russia |
| 01:46 | Black Sea | Russia relies on the Black Sea for its naval operations |
| 02:13 | Europe | through these waterways to Europe and beyond |
| 03:33 | Turkish Straits | the Turkish Straits are a tiny passage |
| 03:56 | Middle East | security landscape of the Middle East, Europe, and the Black Sea |