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Turkish Straits

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The Bosphorus and Dardanelles, governed by the Montreux Convention — the Black Sea's only outlet.

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Transits, latest day51vessels · 13 Sep 2026
vs 30-day average-10.8%changebaseline 57/day
vs 12-month average-39.2%changebaseline 84/day

Source: IMF PortWatch · retrieved 16 Sep 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (per third-party registry, not first-party-confirmed)

Turkish Straits — daily transits against the five-year range

7-day rolling mean. The shaded band is the daily minimum and maximum over the previous five years, smoothed on the same window.

  • Turkish Straits
  • 5-year range
050100150transits/day56.812 Aug 2526 Sep 2510 Nov 2525 Dec 258 Feb 2625 Mar 269 May 2623 Jun 267 Aug 26
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DateTurkish Straits (transits/day)
2025-08-1297.0
2025-08-1389.0
2025-08-1483.0
2025-08-1580.0
2025-08-1686.0
2025-08-1769.0
2025-08-18103.0
2025-08-1997.0
2025-08-20102.0
2025-08-21121.0
2025-08-22100.0
2025-08-2396.0
2025-08-2471.0
2025-08-25118.0
2025-08-26112.0
2025-08-2796.0
2025-08-2899.0
2025-08-29102.0
2025-08-3082.0
2025-08-3195.0
2025-09-01117.0
2025-09-0298.0
2025-09-0391.0
2025-09-0498.0
2025-09-05109.0
2025-09-0690.0
2025-09-07104.0
2025-09-08102.0
2025-09-0996.0
2025-09-10102.0
2025-09-11111.0
2025-09-1295.0
2025-09-1379.0
2025-09-1450.0
2025-09-1597.0
2025-09-16110.0
2025-09-17101.0
2025-09-1885.0
2025-09-1965.0
2025-09-2083.0
2025-09-2188.0
2025-09-22114.0
2025-09-23106.0
2025-09-2478.0
2025-09-25104.0
2025-09-2654.0
2025-09-2775.0
2025-09-28109.0
2025-09-29100.0
2025-09-30112.0
2025-10-01116.0
2025-10-0284.0
2025-10-0393.0
2025-10-04107.0
2025-10-0596.0
2025-10-06107.0
2025-10-07103.0
2025-10-08115.0
2025-10-0975.0
2025-10-1089.0
2025-10-1192.0
2025-10-1289.0
2025-10-1383.0
2025-10-14108.0
2025-10-1598.0
2025-10-16107.0
2025-10-17108.0
2025-10-18108.0
2025-10-1997.0
2025-10-20100.0
2025-10-2191.0
2025-10-22109.0
2025-10-23107.0
2025-10-2497.0
2025-10-25100.0
2025-10-26103.0
2025-10-2791.0
2025-10-2899.0
2025-10-2967.0
2025-10-3097.0
2025-10-31114.0
2025-11-01110.0
2025-11-02111.0
2025-11-03101.0
2025-11-04101.0
2025-11-0593.0
2025-11-0696.0
2025-11-07110.0
2025-11-08102.0
2025-11-0996.0
2025-11-10108.0
2025-11-11115.0
2025-11-12103.0
2025-11-13100.0
2025-11-1483.0
2025-11-15101.0
2025-11-16111.0
2025-11-1792.0
2025-11-1871.0
2025-11-1987.0
2025-11-2097.0
2025-11-21108.0
2025-11-2297.0
2025-11-23112.0
2025-11-24116.0
2025-11-2582.0
2025-11-26119.0
2025-11-2795.0
2025-11-28106.0
2025-11-2995.0
2025-11-30113.0
2025-12-01103.0
2025-12-0276.0
2025-12-0391.0
2025-12-0493.0
2025-12-0584.0
2025-12-0696.0
2025-12-0750.0
2025-12-0867.0
2025-12-09115.0
2025-12-1098.0
2025-12-11103.0
2025-12-12108.0
2025-12-13101.0
2025-12-1484.0
2025-12-1580.0
2025-12-16108.0
2025-12-1788.0
2025-12-18101.0
2025-12-1993.0
2025-12-20104.0
2025-12-2186.0
2025-12-2289.0
2025-12-2392.0
2025-12-2475.0
2025-12-2559.0
2025-12-2685.0
2025-12-2779.0
2025-12-2836.0
2025-12-2992.0
2025-12-3053.0
2025-12-3191.0
2026-01-0179.0
2026-01-02102.0
2026-01-0319.0
2026-01-045
2026-01-05109.0
2026-01-0698.0
2026-01-07117.0
2026-01-0878.0
2026-01-0982.0
2026-01-1043.0
2026-01-11101.0
2026-01-1267.0
2026-01-1390.0
2026-01-1498.0
2026-01-1575.0
2026-01-16108.0
2026-01-1788.0
2026-01-1860.0
2026-01-1929.0
2026-01-20114.0
2026-01-2188.0
2026-01-22103.0
2026-01-2399.0
2026-01-2492.0
2026-01-2582.0
2026-01-2698.0
2026-01-27105.0
2026-01-2885.0
2026-01-2969.0
2026-01-3061.0
2026-01-3189.0
2026-02-0162.0
2026-02-0228.0
2026-02-0394.0
2026-02-04104.0
2026-02-0595.0
2026-02-0693.0
2026-02-0769.0
2026-02-0861.0
2026-02-0987.0
2026-02-1081.0
2026-02-1196.0
2026-02-1298.0
2026-02-1399.0
2026-02-1488.0
2026-02-1579.0
2026-02-1650.0
2026-02-1773.0
2026-02-1853.0
2026-02-1969.0
2026-02-2072.0
2026-02-2180.0
2026-02-2255.0
2026-02-2394.0
2026-02-2491.0
2026-02-2574.0
2026-02-2685.0
2026-02-2778.0
2026-02-2896.0
2026-03-0171.0
2026-03-0282.0
2026-03-0390.0
2026-03-0457.0
2026-03-05102.0
2026-03-06100.0
2026-03-0785.0
2026-03-0896.0
2026-03-0994.0
2026-03-1075.0
2026-03-1192.0
2026-03-1293.0
2026-03-1391.0
2026-03-14100.0
2026-03-1594.0
2026-03-16115.0
2026-03-1767.0
2026-03-1891.0
2026-03-1997.0
2026-03-2062.0
2026-03-2181.0
2026-03-2293.0
2026-03-2392.0
2026-03-2498.0
2026-03-25110.0
2026-03-2681.0
2026-03-27104.0
2026-03-28104.0
2026-03-29105.0
2026-03-3099.0
2026-03-3192.0
2026-04-0198.0
2026-04-0263.0
2026-04-0384.0
2026-04-0468.0
2026-04-0580.0
2026-04-0682.0
2026-04-07103.0
2026-04-08110.0
2026-04-09106.0
2026-04-10101.0
2026-04-1178.0
2026-04-12105.0
2026-04-1388.0
2026-04-14102.0
2026-04-1593.0
2026-04-1692.0
2026-04-1797.0
2026-04-1895.0
2026-04-1965.0
2026-04-2094.0
2026-04-21109.0
2026-04-22100.0
2026-04-2368.0
2026-04-24120.0
2026-04-2595.0
2026-04-26100.0
2026-04-2784.0
2026-04-2876.0
2026-04-29100.0
2026-04-30105.0
2026-05-0190.0
2026-05-0260.0
2026-05-0355.0
2026-05-0479.0
2026-05-05104.0
2026-05-0686.0
2026-05-0779.0
2026-05-08109.0
2026-05-0992.0
2026-05-10112.0
2026-05-1190.0
2026-05-1296.0
2026-05-1398.0
2026-05-14103.0
2026-05-1582.0
2026-05-1691.0
2026-05-1789.0
2026-05-18103.0
2026-05-1963.0
2026-05-20102.0
2026-05-2185.0
2026-05-2284.0
2026-05-2390.0
2026-05-2486.0
2026-05-2595.0
2026-05-26100.0
2026-05-2788.0
2026-05-2885.0
2026-05-2967.0
2026-05-3092.0
2026-05-3166.0
2026-06-0190.0
2026-06-0263.0
2026-06-0372.0
2026-06-0494.0
2026-06-0583.0
2026-06-0682.0
2026-06-0771.0
2026-06-0881.0
2026-06-09100.0
2026-06-1086.0
2026-06-1172.0
2026-06-1275.0
2026-06-1389.0
2026-06-1489.0
2026-06-1577.0
2026-06-1678.0
2026-06-1755.0
2026-06-1892.0
2026-06-1999.0
2026-06-2089.0
2026-06-2177.0
2026-06-2277.0
2026-06-2380.0
2026-06-2466.0
2026-06-2587.0
2026-06-2699.0
2026-06-2781.0
2026-06-2863.0
2026-06-2986.0
2026-06-3098.0
2026-07-0164.0
2026-07-0265.0
2026-07-0388.0
2026-07-0485.0
2026-07-0588.0
2026-07-0668.0
2026-07-0784.0
2026-07-0892.0
2026-07-0988.0
2026-07-1066.0
2026-07-1181.0
2026-07-1296.0
2026-07-1394.0
2026-07-1445.0
2026-07-1556.0
2026-07-1673.0
2026-07-1793.0
2026-07-1884.0
2026-07-1963.0
2026-07-2066.0
2026-07-2165.0
2026-07-2274.0
2026-07-2360.0
2026-07-2470.0
2026-07-2558.0
2026-07-2664.0
2026-07-2775.0
2026-07-2851.0
2026-07-2958.0
2026-07-3061.0
2026-07-3161.0
2026-08-0182.0
2026-08-0265.0
2026-08-0358.0
2026-08-0456.0
2026-08-0567.0
2026-08-0658.0
2026-08-0780.0
2026-08-0857.0
2026-08-0965.0
2026-08-1063.0
2026-08-1166.0
2026-08-1276.0
2026-08-1348.0
2026-08-1451.0
2026-08-1543.0
2026-08-1638.0
2026-08-1781.0
2026-08-1868.0
2026-08-1967.0
2026-08-2055.0
2026-08-2173.0
2026-08-2272.0
2026-08-2367.0
2026-08-2469.0
2026-08-2547.0
2026-08-2672.0
2026-08-2767.0
2026-08-2857.0
2026-08-2960.0
2026-08-3047.0
2026-08-3149.0
2026-09-0139.0
2026-09-0257.0
2026-09-0349.0
2026-09-0463.0
2026-09-0552.0
2026-09-0663.0
2026-09-0740.0
2026-09-0843.0
2026-09-0956.0
2026-09-1051.0
2026-09-1169.0
2026-09-1256.0
2026-09-1351.0

Source: IMF PortWatch · retrieved 16 Sep 2026 · CC BY-SA 4.0 (per third-party registry, not first-party-confirmed)

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