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The Black Sea and fears of a domino effect
The prospect of rising tensions in the Black Sea after Washington's claim that a Russian fighter jet downed a US surveillance drone near Crimea is naturally a cause of major concern. Most observers have so far focused on eastern Ukraine. However, not far from there, dark clouds are gathering from the Carpathians to the Caucasus and from the Sea of Azov to the Bosporus Strait.
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Has it started yet?
The US military announced on Tuesday, March 14 that a Russian fighter jet hit the propeller of a spy drone that then crashed into the Black Sea. Russia claimed that this was not true and that the aircraft went down due to "sharp maneuvering".
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Burgas-Alexandroupoli pipeline back on table
The construction of an oil pipeline linking Alexandroupoli to Burgas in Bulgaria is back on the table, with the difference now that the new plans provide for the transport of oil from the south (Alexandroupoli) to the north (Burgas) and from there to the markets of the Balkans and Eastern Europe.
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The strongest strike on Ukraine?
Military-political expert Yakov Kedmi thinks that these maneuvers are related to a special military operation in Ukraine.
At the beginning of this year, analysts of the French monitoring service "Naval News" reported that all the ships of the Black Sea Fleet had gone to sea.
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Another mine disabled in Black Sea
Turkish authorities have disabled a mine in the Black Sea, the Defense Ministry said on Oct. 19, in the fourth such incident since the start of the Ukraine war.
"A mine was detected off Kıyıköy... and has been secured and neutralized," the ministry tweeted.
The Marmara province of Kırklareli's Kıyıköy district is located less than 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the Bosphorus.
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Heavy rains expected across country on weekend
The Turkish State Meteorological Service has warned of torrential rains across Türkiye, including Istanbul for the weekend.
Thundery showers are expected in the Marmara, the inner parts of Aegean, the west of Central Anatolia, the inner sections and eastern parts of the Black Sea, and Eastern Anatolian regions.
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Meteorologists warn of torrential rain in northern provinces
The Turkish State Meteorological Service has issued a torrential rain warning for the northern provinces and has declared "yellow" and "orange" alerts for Giresun, Trabzon, Rize and Artvin.
According to the bureau's latest weather report, torrential rains are expected especially in Marmara and Black Sea regions.
"Russia has lost its 'Moscow'"
This was announced by the British Ministry of Defense in its daily report on the situation in Ukraine.
"This contrasts with increased Russian naval activity in other seas, which is typical for this time of year. The Black Sea Fleet continues to use long-range missiles to support land offensives, but has problems with sea control," the ministry writes.
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Russia to hold cruise ship tours to Türkiye
As sanctions imposed on Moscow amid the war in Ukraine hits its aviation sector, Russia is now preparing to launch cruise ship tours to Türkiye this month.
The Astoria Grande cruise ship will hold tours from the Russian city of Sochi in the Black Sea to Istanbul starting mid-July.
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Building erected by lifting jack leans again: Locals
Locals in the Black Sea province of Karabük have said, a building that became known nationwide for leaning after the floods on June 27, had leaned once before more than two decades ago and was erected with the help of a lifting jack.
"A building owned by two brothers in the Tır village of the Yenice district leaned after the June floods," İHA News Agency reported on July 4.