Fire on cargo ship halts traffic in Dardanelles
The transit of ships through the strait between European and Asian parts in Türkiye has been closed in both directions. The cause is a fire on a cargo ship.
Dardanelles Strait
Dardanelles Strait remains closed to ships
Ships are still unable to cross the Dardanelles Strait in both directions
Ankara closes Dardanelles Strait
This was done due to bad weather conditions
Forest fire shuts Dardanelles Strait for maritime traffic
Maritime traffic from the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara has been suspended due to the ongoing forest fire in Turkey's province of Canakkale, the Turkish transport ministry and a shipping agency said. "The …
Turkey to raise fee for int’l vessels transiting its straits
Türkiye has increased the transit fee it charges commercial ships to use the Istanbul and Çanakkale Straits, in accordance with the rights granted to it by the Montreux Convention, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister …
Transit of vessels through Dardanelles resumed
The transit of vessels through the Dardanelles was suspended due to heavy fog, but now the strait is opened to traffic, the Turkish Straits Vessel Traffic Service said on Monday. "The vessel traffic service of the Strait of …
Türkiye demands insurance documents from oil tankers
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 …
Canakkale Strait closed to transit ships due to heavy fog
The Canakkale Strait in Türkiye has been closed to transit ships in both directions due to heavy fog, according to authorities on Thursday. The fog that became more effective in the morning caused a decrease in the visibility for …
Turkey to increase Bosphorus and the Dardanelles passage fee fivefold
Turkey will five times increase the fee for passage through the Bosporus and Dardanelles in accordance with the rights granted to it by the Montreux Convention, according to Sabah. Turkey will five times increase the cost of passage …
Turkish Defense Ministry: No problems with navigation in Bosphorus
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 …
Erdogan inaugurates bridge across Dardanelles
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan participated in the opening ceremony of the Canakkale 1915 suspension bridge across the Dardanelles, timed to coincide with the 107th anniversary of the historic victory in the Gallipoli campaign. …
Ship runs aground in Turkey's Dardanelles
AComoros-flagged cargo vessel ran aground in the Çanakkale Strait, also known as the Dardanelles, on Turkey's western coastline on Friday. Rescue efforts are underway to pull the vessel to safety, while no injuries were …
Turkey denies the Bosphorus closure for Russian ships
Cumhuriyet newspaper has just published a denial of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's claim that Ankara has agreed to close the Bosphorus and Dardanelles to Russian warships. The fact that nothing of the kind happened …
Can Turkey close straits to Russian ships?
Vasyl Bodnar, Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey, asked Turkey to close the straits to Russian ships in favor of Ukraine
Revision of Montreux Convention could work in Moscow’s favor
The 1936 Montreux Convention governs the passage of ships between the Mediterranean and Black seas via the Turkish Straits, dictates the size of the vessels that can remain there, as well as limits how long they are allowed to stay. Now, 85 years later, this influential treaty is likely to be revised, Moscow military analyst Sergey Marzhetsky says, when Turkey completes its new Istanbul Canal, which will allow ships to bypass the northern element of the Straits—the Bosporus (although not the Dardanelles)
What hinders China in the South Caucasus
As the Second Karabakh War ended, all regional players’ interests were scrutinized in detail. One power, however, China, was largely absent from the analysis. Official rhetoric from Beijing indicates the continuation of China’s non-intervention policy in the region
Traffic in Dardanelles halted due to forest fire in Turkey
Maritime traffic in the Dardanelles, a strait in Canakkale, has been suspended due to a forest fire that broke out in Turkey’s northwestern Canakkale province Monday. No casualties have been reported so far from the blaze, which …
Turkey closes Dardanelles Strait for international shipping
This morning, Turkey has closed the Dardanelles Strait for the international shipping for the second time this week. The strait was closed at 09:15 local time due to a strong wind and storm, Turkish media report. Recall the …
Longest shipping jams in Bosphorus and Dardanelles - media
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 …
Dardanelles strait closed by fog
The Dardanelles strait in Turkey is closed for vessel traffic due to fog, the country's media reported. Visibility in the strait decreased to 30 meters, according to the reports. The date of opening of the strait for …
