Istanbul, Turkey - Turkey said Wednesday it has started requesting proof of insurance from tankers loaded with Russian crude oil after Western powers imposed a price cap to punish the Kremlin for its war on Ukraine. But a Turkish official denied that the measure was slowing the passage of oil...
Bosphorus sea trade remains undaunted by Ukraine war
At the gates of the Black Sea, trade is in full swing as freighters and oil tankers sail from the heart of Istanbul to Russian and Ukrainian ports.
Treat Turkey like Ukraine: Erdogan tells EU
"Show Turkey the same sensitivity that we are witnessing towards Ukraine," Erdogan said at a press conference in Ankara.
Turkey blocks warships from Bosphorus, Dardanelles
"We have alerted both countries of the region and elsewhere not to pass warships through the Black Sea," Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
Turkey launches $15b project to ease Bosphorus Strait traffic
The project expected to be on the outskirts Istanbul's European side 43,000 ships pass through the strait every year Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched on Saturday, June 26, a canal project that has an outlay of $15 billion, said local reports. Erdogan laid the foundations of a bridge over...
