This week's theme centers on World Water Day, observed every year on March 22, a United Nations initiative highlighting the importance of freshwater and the sustainable management of water resources.

Turkey warned yesterday that waiting times for ships passing Istanbul's congested Bosphorus strait could be radically increased by new shipments of Kazakh oil from southern Russia. Turkey warned ...

This week, the narrow waterway that cuts through Istanbul separating Asian Turkey from European Turkey and connecting the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea turned bright turquoise following a surge in ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Maritime authorities shut Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait to transiting tankers on Saturday "for security and safety" reasons, shipping agent GAC said, after what the government said ...

Turkey opened a third bridge connecting Istanbul’s Asian and European sides on Friday. The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge stretches across the Bosphorus Strait, which flows between the two continents. The ...

Turkey is for the first time connecting its European and Asian sides with a railway tunnel, which is set to open today. The sub-sea passage that runs below the Bosphorus Strait, will link the Asian ...

Many rivers to cross: Ismail Akpinar helps 3-4 ships navigate the Bosporus every day (The Washington Post/Nicole Tung) The vessel was its own threat: a loaded liquid petroleum gas tanker that would ...