States? jurisdiction over ships on the high seas : Example of Mavi Marmara

?Açık Denizlerde Devletlerin Müdahale Yetkileri: Mavi Marmara Örneği? is about states? jurisdiction over ships on the high seas. Mavi Marmara incident was inspected about states? jurisdiction over ships on the high seas in this work. High Seas Convention in Geneva in 1958 and United Nations Convention on the Law the Sea in 1982 were used in the work. The high seas are open to all states, whether coastal or landlocked. Freedom of the high seas is a fundamental principle in modern law of the sea. In general, the flag state has the exclusive right to exercise legislative and enforcement jurisdiction over its ships on the high seas. But the exclusiveness of the flag state?s jurisdiction is not absolute on the high seas. High Seas Convention in Geneva in 1958 and United Nations Convention on the Law the Sea in 1982 admit of several exceptions about jurisdiction over foreign ships to third states. The exceptions are hot pursuit, right of visit, piracy, slavery, drug trafficking and unauthorized broadcasting.