Mediterranean

The long-awaited Black Sea-Mediterranean Highway, a project first proposed 150 years ago during the Ottoman era, has been completed. Originally conceived under Sultan Abdulaziz and later planned by Sultan Abdulhamid II in 1877, the…

Diver Akın Rıdvanoğlu captured a dramatic encounter with a school of sharks while diving off the coast of Hatay, Türkiye. Known for its rich biodiversity, the Mediterranean waters near Samandağ provided the backdrop as Rıdvanoğlu…

Ruven Menikdiwela, the UNHCR New York Director, addressed the UN Security Council in New York, stressing the importance of saving lives and providing aid at sea for immigrants in the Mediterranean. He called on all…

Forest fires continue to devastate the Mediterranean region, causing at least 40 deaths, mostly in Algeria. Greece, Algeria, and Italy are among the most affected, with evacuations ongoing and many lives lost. In…

Italian Coast Guard teams rescued 745 migrants in two different operations in the Mediterranean. In the first operation, carried out in coordination with the coast guard of the Reggio Calabria city, 295 migrants trying to enter Italy on a…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the death toll from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake and numerous aftershocks that struck the Mediterranean region of the country and were also felt in Syria has increased to 912 and the…