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Sunday, September 28, 2025
General view of oil tanks at Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan.
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: 457

Thursday, September 25, 2025
Trump Pushes Turkey on Russian oil, Hints at Lifting Sanctions
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: 1590

Sunday, September 7, 2025
Migrants cross the English channel from France to Britian in boats wearing lifejackets
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: 1395

Friday, August 29, 2025
Haifa Port, which is to be sold to India's Adani Ports and local partner Gadot in Haifa, Israel. Photo REUTERS/Ilan Rosenberg
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: 1608

Thursday, August 14, 2025
Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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: 1006

Saturday, July 26, 2025
fatih drillship black sea
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: 771

Friday, January 24, 2025
Turkey Bets on New Naval Clout for Edge in High-Seas Power Play
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: 4413

Friday, October 25, 2024
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: 1779

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: 5026

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
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan
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: 120556

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: 14243

Saturday, December 16, 2023
Romanian minesweeper during a NATO training operation
Navy

Black Sea NATO Navies Agree To Clear Mines

By Selcan Hacaoglu (Bloomberg) Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria plan a joint force to clear mines drifting into their areas of the Black Sea as part of the fallout

December 16, 2023
Total Views: 1607

Thursday, August 24, 2023
A wildfire burns in Canakkale, Turkey August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Levent Cetin
Shipping

Some Ship Traffic in Dardanelles Resumes as Fire Curbed in Turkey

CANAKKALE, Turkey, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Ship traffic resumed on Thursday in one direction in Turkey‘s Dardanelles Strait, its forestry

August 24, 2023
Total Views: 1076

Wednesday, August 23, 2023
A wildfire burns in Canakkale, Turkey August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Levent Cetin
Shipping

Scorched Europe Battles Deadly Fires, Turkey Shuts Shipping Lane

ATHENS/ISTANBUL, Aug 23 (Reuters) – More searing temperatures fueled wildfires and prompted health warnings across Europe on Wednesday, as a

August 23, 2023
Total Views: 1364

Tuesday, August 22, 2023
A wildfire burns in Canakkale, Turkey August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Levent Cetin
Shipping

Wildfire Shuts Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait to Ship Traffic

ANKARA, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Maritime traffic from the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara has been suspended due to the ongoing forest fire in the

August 22, 2023
Total Views: 4055

Friday, August 18, 2023
First ship arrives in Istanbul, Turkey after passing through Ukraine corridor.
Shipping

First Ship to Use Ukraine’s Corridor Arrives in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The first vessel that used Ukraine’s Black Sea corridor is crossing through Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait,

August 18, 2023
Total Views: 1917

Friday, June 9, 2023
Italian Forces Board Turkish Cargo Ship to ‘Liberate’ Crew
Shipping

Italian Forces Board Turkish Cargo Ship to ‘Liberate’ Crew

ROME, June 9 (Reuters) – Italian special forces boarded a Turkish cargo vessel on Friday after the crew detected a group of unidentified people

June 9, 2023
Total Views: 5344

Thursday, May 18, 2023
South Africa Gives Mooring Rights to Turkish Power Ships
Shipping

South Africa Gives Mooring Rights to Turkish Power Ships

By Antony Sguazzin and S’thembile Cele (Bloomberg) — Karpowership, the Turkish company seeking to supply electricity to South Africa, secured

May 18, 2023
Total Views: 8002