Marmara

A 12-year-old boy in the Marmara province of Balıkesir has become a social media phenomenon after posting videos of him explaining animals he finds in his village on his YouTube channel.

A suspect was detained by police on Aug. 13 over a forest fire which caused injuries and damage on the Marmara Island off the coast of the northwestern Balıkesir province on Aug. 12.

Completing ignoring EU warnings and sanctions and repeated US warnings, Turkish Defence Minister Fatih Donmez announced that Ankara's ultra-modern drilling ship Fatih has reached a depth of 5,000 metres in drilling to the west of Cyprus and that a second drilling ship, the Yavuz, will begin drilling in a few days off the coast of the Turkish-occupied Karpas peninsula, the north-easternmost tip

Just two days after freak storms led to seven deaths in Halkidiki, northern Greece, a fire was reported to have broken out on agricultural land between the settlements of Nikiti and Neos Marmaras.

A firefighting contingent of 20 men and 10 engines was dispatched to tackle the blaze which broke out on a farm covering around a hectare of land. 

Highlighting Ankara's intentions in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said Monday that the Yavuz vessel will be ready set sail to the area in July in order to begin drilling activities.
He added that the Yavuz is set join the Fatih drillship, which is currently illegally located in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

In what is seen as part of a concerted effort by Ankara to entrench its presence in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey issued a navigational telex Thursday reserving a sea area within its territorial waters north of Cyprus for drilling activities until mid-June.

A Russian Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine, Krasnodar, sailed through Turkish straits and the Marmara Sea on March 14-15. Click through the photos for the story in photos.

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted the Marmara region in the morning yesterday, causing fear and panic in the region and the Istanbul province. There were no reports of casualties.

An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale jolted the Marmara region in the early hours on Nov. 30.

Yassıada, a small island located off the coast of Istanbul's Asian side in the Marmara Sea and was officially renamed "Democracy and Freedom Island" in 2013, is undergoing major changes.