The Turkish Ministry of Transport did not confirm information about large oil tankers traffic jams near the Bosphorus. "There are not 100 tankers near the Bosphorus now, as a number of foreign media claim, but 15, 11 …
Turkey will continue to demand insurance documents from tankers passing through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits. This was reported in the Directorate-General of Maritime Affairs of the Turkish Ministry of Transport, TASS …
The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni with Ukrainian grain, which left the port of Odessa on Monday morning, late on Thursday reached Istanbul, where it will be inspected, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. "The Razoni dry …
There are no difficulties with navigation in the Bosporus due to mines drifting in the Black Sea, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says. "Different numbers have been given about drifting mines, they shpuld be treated with …
At the entrance to the Bosphorus, an unknown object similar to a mine was recorded, the Turkish media report. According to the newspaper Star, the object was discovered by fishermen in the area of the anchorage of Sariyer-Turkeli. …
Oil tankers exporting Kazakh and Russian crude from ports in the Black Sea are contending with spiraling delays when navigating Turkey’s key shipping straits, stalling the delivery of millions of barrels of supplies to refineries on the …
A tanker crashed into a historic mansion on the shores of Istanbul’s Bosphorus on Saturday after its steering equipment became locked, broadcaster CNN Turk said, adding that traffic in the strait had been suspended in both directions, …
Russian Black Sea Navy spokesman Vyacheslav Truhachev refuted news on accidents or dangerously close maneuvers between Russia's military transport Kyzyl-60 and British survey vessel HMS Enterprise. Earlier, the …
Some 2,277 swimmers from 49 countries took part in Istanbul’s 29th Samsung Bosphorus Cross Continental Swimming Race, which started at Kanlica pier on the Asian side and ended six-and-a-half kilometers (4 miles) later in front of Kurucesme …
Heavy snowfall in Istanbul paralysed traffic for a third straight day Monday with the Bosphorus closed to shipping traffic and hundreds of flights cancelled again. With freezing temperatures and heavy winds, the Bosphorus, one of …
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday inaugurates Istanbul's third bridge to span the Bosphorus between Europe and Asia. The bridge is named after the 16th century Ottoman Sultan Selim the Grim (Yavuz) who …
The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge in Istanbul will open on August 26 along with its access roads. The foundation stone laying ceremony was held on May 29, 2013, the construction was completed on March 7, 2016. The 59 m wide bridge …
Turkey has completed the construction of the third Bosphorus bridge, costing $2.3 billion, which began in May 2013, the Turkish TV channel Kanal7 reports. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu visited …
