Turkey suspects conspiracy behind Black Sea mines — RT World News

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has reportedly raised the possibility that mines discovered off his country’s coast were purposely deployed in the Black Sea as a pretext for sending NATO minesweepers to the region amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Turkey notifies Russia, Ukraine about plans to apply Article 19 of Montreux Convention - TASS

Turkey will apply Article 19 of the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits and officially notified Russia and Ukraine about that, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told the Haber Turk television.

Turkey Closes Bosphorus Strait Over Malfunctioning Cargo Ship - UrduPoint

The Bosphorus Strait has been closed to traffic due to technical issues that have occurred on a coal-loaded ship, Turkey's Directorate General of Coastal Safety said on Saturday.

Moscow: Situation in Black Sea Being Artificially Ratcheted Up by Outside Powers - FARS

(FNA)- Outside powers are artificially inflating tensions in the Black Sea, and Moscow will be closely monitoring the implementation of the Montreux Convention regulating the transit of warships into and out of the body of water, the Russian Foreign Ministry indicated.