Mediterranean Sea

The amount of fish caught in 2021 has decreased across the country, while water pollution and overfishing have reduced the fish stock in the Black Sea, according to an expert.

Stressing especially on overfishing, Ahmet Şahin from Sürmene Marine Sciences Faculty of Karadeniz Technical University (KTÜ), warned, "The amount of fish caught in the Black Sea decreased visibly."

In a surprising event, grouper, an endangered marine species rarely observed in its prime habitat areas such as the Mediterranean Sea, has been spotted off Turkey's Black Sea coast for the very first time.

With loggerhead turtles being vulnerable to atmospheric and oceanographic shifts associated with climate change, they have been under the close watch of Turkish authorities as their seasonal marine habitat may shift in response to global warming.

Piran – The coastal town of Piran will turn into a live laboratory for four years to find sustainable solutions to mitigate the impact of climate change. Researchers from the Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies will focus on solutions to a shortage of drinking water and on a system of early detection of extreme weather phenomena.

“The Eastern Mediterranean can, under certain conditions, be developed as an alternative energy source for the European Union”

As Turkey has been under the deep effects of drought due to global warming and misuse of existent water sources, a new climate report submitted to the Turkish Parliament emphasizes that the situation might worsen over time.

The leaders of 9 EU and Mediterranean countries are in Athens

A massive oil slick from Syria's Mediterranean coast has started flowing toward the shores of southern Turkey again after previously reversing direction due to winds, raising concerns of experts.

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Organized by the Jazz Association with the support of the Culture and Tourism Ministry, the 5th International Bodrum Jazz Festival will start on Sept. 1.

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At the festival, 10 Turkish liras of each ticket sold will be transferred to a fund created for the compensation of wildfire disasters in order to support the healing of the fire-hit Aegean resort of Bodrum.

As wildfires rage on Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coasts, experts say the government's poor crisis management and failures in environmental policy have made a bad situation with climate change worse.