The problems that have emerged in the process of implementation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project have obliged Turkey to embark on adventure that may affect the possibility of the country to join the European Union. Despite all the international norms and commitments, Ankara strengthened the rules for shipping of the tankers through Bosporus and Dardanelles channels. The restrictions are applied first of all to the ships carrying oil and oil products. Explaining it by the concern about the ecological security, Turkey in reality tries to make pressure on the oil transporters and create grounds for the expediency of the oil pipeline under construction.