Black Sea
Sea saliva begins to threaten Black Sea coasts
Recent findings have revealed that sea saliva, which is a thick jelly-like layer of slime that develops on the surface of the water and vividly seen in Turkey's Marmara Sea over the past few months, is also threatening the marine biome of the Black Sea.
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Kulakkaya Plateau offers enchanting views
The Kulakkaya Plateau, located in the Black Sea province of Giresun, offers astonishing scenery during the spring season. (AA Photo)
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Ancient castle under threat of quarry
Archaeological excavations that have been carried out in the 2,300-year-old Kurul Castle in the Black Sea province of Ordu have unearthed the 2,100-year-old the Kybele Statue, as well as three other big statues and other 2,000 historical artifacts.
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Turkey urges to refrain from provocations in Black Sea
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has expressed concerns about the escalation of tension in the Black Sea, warning that the parties should refrain from the provocations amid continued quarrel between Ukraine and Russia over the Donbas crisis.
Turkish Court Releases Admirals Detained for Critical Letter
A tanker passes through the Bosporus in Istanbul. Photo: Pixabay/Sinasi Müldür
The international convention, which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government has suggested it might quit, governs the use of the Turkish Straits - the Dardanelles and Bosporus, strategic waterways that connect the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
"Regina Maria" frigate finishes new NATO mission
The "Regina Maria" frigate docked in the Constanta military port, thus concluding its participation in the Permanent Naval Group of North-Atlantic Alliance SNMG-2 (Standing NATO Maritime Group 2), in the international waters of the Black Sea, according to a press release sent by the Naval Joint Chiefs of Staff (SMFN).
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GSP installs first offshore oil platform in Black Sea's Ana gas field
Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) has successfully set in place more than 120 km off the Romanian Black Sea shores the first fixed offshore oil platform in the gas field, according to a press statement released by the company on Thursday.
Hittite capital Hattusha lures visitors
Hattusha was included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1986 due to the perfect protection of some structures and architectural communities in its ruins. (Photos: Alamy)
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Turkey’s elderly population on rise, figures show
Turkey's elderly population has risen by 22.5 percent over the past five years, according to statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on March 18.
TÜİK stated that the population of people over the age of 65 in Turkey had risen to 7.95 million in 2020, up from 6.49 million in 2015.
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Turkey releases COVID-19 statistics by city
Turkey's health minister on Feb. 26 announced the cities in Turkey where over the last week the number of COVID-19 cases rose or fell the most.
On Twitter, Fahrettin Koca said the cities where the number of cases fell the most per 100,000 people are Bayburt (northeastern Turkey), Erzincan (eastern), Trabzon and Karabük (Black Sea region), and Hatay (southern).
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