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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Oil tankers wait at anchorage in the Black Sea off Kilyos near Istanbul
News

Turkey Warns Black Sea Tanker Attacks Are ‘Very Scary’ as War Risks Spread

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday said the "very scary" attacks of recent days on Russia-linked tankers in the Black Sea threatened the safety

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Drone strike on Russia shadow tanker
Incidents

Turkey Discusses Black Sea Safety with NATO After Attacks on Russian Ships

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discussed Black Sea safety on Wednesday, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said,

7 hours ago
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Russian-Flagged Tanker Reports Drone Attack Off Turkey, Authorities Say
Incidents

Russian-Flagged Tanker Reports Drone Attack Off Turkey, Authorities Say

A Russian-flagged tanker loaded with sunflower oil reported a drone attack off the Turkish coast on Tuesday, but its 13 crew members were unharmed, Turkey's

December 2, 2025
Total Views: 787

Panama-flagged oil tanker Mersin transits Bosphorus in Istanbul
Incidents

Tanker Blast Off Senegal Puts a Dark-Fleet Operator Back in the Hot Seat

Several tankers operated by Turkey’s Be?ikta? Likid, the operator of the Mersin, were sanctioned by Ukraine in the past for their involvement in ship-to-ship

December 2, 2025
Total Views: 3384

Sunday, November 30, 2025
The Kairos tanker after suffering a fire off Turkish coast in the Black Sea
News

Shadow Fleet Crisis Deepens: Third Tanker Incident off Senegal Follows Black Sea Drone Strikes

Turkish maritime authorities continue firefighting and stabilization operations on two sanctioned tankers struck by Ukrainian naval drones in the Black Sea,

November 30, 2025
Total Views: 5097

Friday, November 28, 2025
Kairos tanker blast
News

Two Sanctioned Tankers Catch Fire in Black Sea After Suspected Mine Strikes

Two sanctioned tankers caught fire in the Black Sea on Friday after reporting external impacts off the Turkish coast, with all crew members reported safe as

November 28, 2025
Total Views: 8453

Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Energy

Russia, Turkey in Talks to Keep Same Gas Volume in Renewed Deals

Russia and Turkey are in talks to keep up the volumes of gas supplies from Gazprom PJSC as they negotiate the renewal of two major pipeline supply deals,

November 4, 2025
Total Views: 674

Sunday, September 28, 2025
Energy

Iraq Resumes Kurdish Oil Exports To Turkey After 2- 1/2 Year Halt

By Muayad Hameed and Maha El Dahan Sept 27 (Reuters) – Crude oil flowed on Saturday through a pipeline from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in

September 28, 2025
Total Views: 460

Thursday, September 25, 2025
Energy

Trump Pushes Turkey on Russian oil, Hints at Lifting Sanctions

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he believes Turkey will agree to his request to stop purchasing Russian oil and that he may lift U.S. sanctions on

September 25, 2025
Total Views: 1593

Sunday, September 7, 2025
Collision

Migrant Boat Collides With Turkish Coast Guard Vessel

ANKARA, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Five people were killed and another severely wounded when a boat carrying migrants hit a Turkish coast guard vessel off

September 7, 2025
Total Views: 1405

Friday, August 29, 2025
Shipping

Turkey Halts Trade With Israel, Shuts Ports to All Shipping Links

Turkey has decided to bar Israeli vessels from using its ports, forbid Turkish ships from using Israeli ports and impose restrictions on planes entering

August 29, 2025
Total Views: 1610

Thursday, August 14, 2025
Shipping

Romania Pushes NATO to Step Up Black Sea Mine Task Force

BUCHAREST, Aug 14 (Reuters) – NATO allies Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey should expand a joint task force that clears mines floating in the Black Sea to

August 14, 2025
Total Views: 1009

Saturday, July 26, 2025
Energy

Turkey’s Hunt For Energy And Influence Sparks Global Deal Drive

By Patrick Sykes and Anna Shiryaevskaya Jul 23, 2025 (Bloomberg) –From US natural gas to Southeast Asian oil and and uranium in Sub-Saharan Africa,

July 26, 2025
Total Views: 772

Friday, January 24, 2025
Defense

Turkey Bets on New Naval Clout for Edge in High-Seas Power Play

When Turkey’s navy welcomed two new ships to its fleet this month, officials left no doubt about the scale of their mission – or its geopolitical

January 24, 2025
Total Views: 4414

Friday, October 25, 2024
Putin to Examine Black Sea Shipping Proposals From Turkey’s Erdogan
Shipping

Putin to Examine Black Sea Shipping Proposals From Turkey’s Erdogan

MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, had proposed reviving contacts

October 25, 2024
Total Views: 1780

Sunday, August 18, 2024
Offshore

Turkey To Begin Offshore Oil Exploration Off Somalia

By Simon Marks and Mohamed Sheikh Nor Aug 18, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Turkey, seeking to extend its influence in Africa and strengthen energy security,

August 18, 2024
Total Views: 5032

Thursday, February 15, 2024
Turkey’s Canal Istanbul Megaproject Hits Legal Snag
Shipping

Turkey’s Canal Istanbul Megaproject Hits Legal Snag

By Beril Akman (Bloomberg) — A Turkish court upheld an opposition complaint about a multi-billion dollar canal project pushed by President Recep Tayyip

February 15, 2024
Total Views: 5983

Saturday, January 6, 2024
News

Blinken Meets With Turkey And Greece

By Simon Lewis and Tuvan Gumrukcu (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was meeting the leaders of Turkey and Greece on Saturday

January 6, 2024
Total Views: 1293

Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Navy

Turkey Blocks UK Minehunters From Black Sea

by John Konrad (gCaptain) On Tuesday, Turkey made the controversial decision to block two British minehunter ships from entering the Black Sea, citing the

January 2, 2024
Total Views: 120558

Monday, January 1, 2024
Finance

US Treasury Targets Houthi Money Networks Behind Maritime Threats in the Red Sea

On Thursday the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced action against financial networks aiding the Houthi

January 1, 2024
Total Views: 14245