Black sea News

A group of maritime archaeologists studying sea level rises in the Black Sea during the last Ice Age uncovered over 40 shipwrecks this year, declaring their find as a “complete bonus.”

To create the breathtaking and thought-provoking submarine action-thriller 'Black Sea,’ the Scottish filmmaker submerged himself in authenticity. Macdonald discusses the process of constructing a genre-redefining motion picture starring Jude Law.

Moscow - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to prevent Ukraine from edging too close to the West is having the opposite effect.

The 1936 Montreux Convention was violated by U.S Navy ships traversing the Bosphorus Strait into the Black Sea earlier this month which has prompted Turkey, following Russian criticism, to issue assurances that it will continue to uphold convention terms.

A Russian jet fighter recently flew around a US warship in the Black Sea for about 90 minutes amidst tensions over Russia's intervention into the Crimea region in Ukraine.

Turkey's Air Force has once again scrambled six of its F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighters to intercept a Russian IL-20 surveillance plane flying near its Black Sea coastal frontier.

A mere day after Turkish F-16s were scrambled to intercept a Russian surveillance plane near its air space, Turkey has given a US warship permission to cross its Bosphorus Strait into the Black Sea.

Turkey has recently scrambled eight of its F-16 jet fighters in response to a Russian surveillance aircraft flying along its Black Sea coastal frontier.

Simferopol - Ukraine's interior minister Arsen Avakov has accused the Russian navy of occupying Sevastopol airport in the autonomous region of Crimea.

Kandira - Turkey's long northern border with the Black Sea witnesses many storms. At Kandira, pink rocks line a cliffy shore with offshore islands and sheltered bays. Explore this place on one stormy day.

For nearly two years I have lived in Turkey and traveled from the north to the west to the south, taking unusual photos: a palace in Istanbul, a ferry at Izmir, a Black Sea storm, a castle by the Mediterranean Sea. Enjoy my favorite places in Turkey.

Sochi - A gas pipeline explosion and mild earthquake has struck near the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi, the second earthquake in the area in the past three days.

Russian developers outlined plans on Saturday for a 350-hectare artificial island in the shape of Russia to be built off the Black Sea coast near the future Olympic venue Sochi.