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Mediterranean-bound Russian warship passes through Turkey's Strait of Dardanelles
A Russian warship heading to the Mediterranean waters passed through the Strait of Dardanelles in Turkey's west on May 23, Doğan News Agency reported.
Because of the Warm Weather Thousands of Migrants Tried to Escape in Europe
In the last 48 hours, the Spanish authorities saved nearly 500 refugees from drowning.
The rescue operations have saved 476 migrants in the Mediterranean sea during the last 48 hours, BTA reported, quoting Associated Press.
Migrants sailed with 15 small boats from the African coast.
Ship that crashed into Istanbul waterfront mansion moored in Marmara Sea
A cargo vessel that crashed into a waterside mansion on the Bosphorus on April 7 has been moored in the Marmara Sea for investigation, with the owners of the mansion demanding proper prosecution against those in charge of maritime traffic.
Beautiful scillas bloom in Turkey’s Black Sea amid arrival of spring
Beautiful scillas bloom in Turkey’s Black Sea amid arrival of spring
At least 14 migrants killed as boat capsizes off Greece
At least 14 migrants, including four children, died when a boat carrying about 20 people capsized overnight in the Aegean Sea, Greek police said on March 17.
Around 4,000 Bulgarians Take Cruises Every Year
Around 4,000 Bulgarians take cruises every year, Rumen Draganov, Director of the Institute for Analyzes and Assessments in Tourism, said.
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Prosecutor in Turkey’s Samsun breaks into student accommodation after quarreling with fiancée
A prosecutor in the Black Sea province of Samsun has broken into student accommodation to see his fiancée late at night after they had an argument.
Israel expects decision on East Med gas pipeline to Europe in 2019
Israel expects a decision to go ahead with the construction of a 2,000 kilometer (1,243 mile) pipeline linking vast eastern Mediterranean gas resources to Europe to be made by early 2019, Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz told Reuters.
Turkish woman blazing a trail in ‘men’s firefighting job
A Turkish woman from the Aegean province of İzmir has become a firefighter, which is generally considered to be men’s job in the country. Devrim Özdemir, who became one of the first women to put on a firefighter’s uniform in Turkey, told her story to AFP for a news series for International Women’s Day on March 8.
‘Ghost ships’ pose risk for public health and environment
An expert has warned that 81 of the 114 abandoned ships in Turkey’s territorial areas in the Marmara, the Aegean and Black Seas pose an environmental and public health risk. After a recent legislation, authorities have been tackling 30 of the “ghost ships,” as they are called by fishermen.