Ships

Turkey has added a fourth drill ship to its fleet of other vessels that include Fatih, Yavuz and Kanuni, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez announced on Nov. 17.

In a shared infographic on his Twitter account, he said the new 238-meter-long and 42-meter-wide ship weighs 68,000 gross tons and has a maximum drilling depth of 12,200 meters.

The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has also made repeated trips to Cyprus

It is one of the largest SAR operations ever carried out in the E. Mediterranean – The Turkish-flagged cargo ship is towed to a safe place

An invoice of nearly half-million Turkish Liras ($50,888) asked from four guests who went to a restaurant of world-renowned Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe, known as the Salt Bae, in London sensationalized social media.

People reacted to the invoice, saying, "Dinner in Nusret London is more expensive than flying to and eating in a Nusret restaurant in Istanbul."

An invoice of nearly half-million Turkish Liras ($50,888) asked from four guests who went to a restaurant of world-renowned Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe, known as the Salt Bea, in London sensationalized social media.

People reacted to the invoice, saying, "Dinner in Nusret London is more expensive than flying to and eating in a Nusret restaurant in Istanbul."

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Some of the fuel on the ship stranded near Kamen Bryag was drained from its tanks.

The amount remaining in the tanks is necessary for the operation of the ship's systems. Yesterday, divers who checked the condition of the ship  stated unofficially that the ship "Vera Su" could not sink anymore because the shallows of the sea are 6 to 8 meters deep.

Turkey has started mass production of 122 domestically designed patrol boats to secure the country's coasts, the project's in charge said on Oct. 3. 

The boats will be supplied by the defense and shipbuilding industry to the Coast Guard Command and General Directorate of Security.

The project is run by ARES Shipyard in the southern province of Antalya.

Greece signed a deal to buy 3 French frigates

It will also buy three more French Gowind-class corvettes