Mediterranean Sea

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. 

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.

The EU-Turkey deal has made a "huge impact" on the arrival of refugees via the Mediterranean to Greece, decreasing their numbers from nearly a million in 2015 to under 30,000 in 2017, U.N. migration agency IOM spokesman Joel Millman told state-run Anadolu Agency on April 18.

Popular Mediterranean tourism destination Antalya stands out for its archeological and natural beauties. Among the most interesting historic features of Antalya is Kaleiçi, which takes visitors on a journey centuries past

Around 4,000 Bulgarians take cruises every year, Rumen Draganov, Director of the Institute for Analyzes and Assessments in Tourism, said.

More than 6.5 million Turkish citizens living abroad visited Turkey last year, bringing in more than $5.9 billion, the Union of Mediterranean Touristic Hoteliers and Operators (AKTOB) has reported. 

The number of migrants trying to reach Europe through the Mediterranean will remain high this year, with more expected to arrive through Spain, the head of European Union border agency Frontex warned Tuesday.

Fabrice Leggeri told reporters that "the irregular migration pressure on the southern borders in the Mediterranean will remain at a very high level."

Slightly fewer than half as many migrants reached Europe by sea in 2017 than 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday, with curbs finally cutting traffic on the deadly route from Libya to Italy. 

The passage of a Turkish drillship through the Aegean on Thursday was seen as a loud message to Athens that Ankara plans to play a part in energy exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean and the wider region.

A two-month-old Mediterranean monk seal, which was found when it washed ashore dead in the southeastern province of Antalya on Nov. 24, is set to be exhibited at Akdeniz University’s Faculty of Aquaculture Museum, Doğan News Agency has reported.