Turkish Cargo

Pirates? Who ya gonna call? Russia!

ANKARA - Russia has urged Turkey to take joint steps against the surge of piracy off the coast of Somalia that threatens international trade, it has been revealed.

Crew unharmed on Turkish ship hijacked off Somalia coast- captain

Twenty crew members have been unharmed on a Turkish ship hijacked off Somalia coast, the lawyer of the company that owns the ship quoted Saturday the captain as saying. (UPDATED)

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON SEPT 29

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on Sept. 29, 2008. Hurriyet English does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. (UPDATED)

Georgian ship sinks in Turkey, crew rescued

A Georgian-flagged cargo ship sank off the northwestern province of Kocaeli on Saturday.

Ukrainian boat sinks in Black Sea, 10 crew missing

A Ukrainian ship sank early Saturday off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast in bad weather, and 10 crew members are still missing, the Bulgarian transport ministry said. (UPDATED)

Azerbaijan's Socar declares force majeure on 3 export cargoes

Azeri state oil firm Socar has declared force majeure on three crude export cargoes it had sold to traders Sumato and Glencore after BP cut oil output at a major Azeri deposit, a Socar source said on Wednesday.

Panama-flagged cargo ship sinks in Turkey

A Panama-flagged cargo ship sank during loading at TCDD Derince Port in the northwestern Turkish province of Kocaeli on Saturday.

Turkey's TAV wins Macedonia airports tender -report

Turkish TAV Airports Holding has won a tender for the operation of two airports and construction of a new cargo terminal in Macedonia, Turkey's Milliyet newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline back to normal operations, BP says

A major fire-damaged oil pipeline carrying crude from Azerbaijan to Turkey has returned to normal operations, BP's spokesperson in Baku said on Monday. The first cargo would be lifted on Tuesday. (UPDATED)

Second U.S. aid ship bound for Georgia passes Turkish straits

Second of three U.S. Navy warship carrying relief supplies to Georgia passed through Turkey's Canakkale Strait, also known as the Dardanelles, on Sunday. Another U.S. warship arrived in a Georgia's main Black Sea port of Batumi as Russia ignored Western demands to pull its remaining troops from the Caucasus country's heartland. (UPDATED)

First BTC oil to be loaded at Ceyhan on Aug 25-26

The first cargo of Azeri Light crude oil will be loaded at the Turkish port of Ceyhan on Aug. 25-26 following the restart of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, trading sources told Reuters on Thursday.

United States to abide by Montreux Convention

The United States reiterated its hope to ship humanitarian aid to Georgia through Turkey’s Bosporus Straits, but added it would abide by the Montreux Convention.

GOOD MORNING--TURKEY PRESS SCAN ON JULY 25

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in the Turkish press on July 25, 2008. Hurriyet English does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan launch project to revive "Silk Road" on rails

Leaders of Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan launched Thursday a railway project between the three countries, with laying the foundation of the railway's 76-kilometres part. Turkish president called the project is open to "all other regional countries", implying Armenia. (UPDATED)

A400M military transport aircraft introduced

Europe's biggest and most modern military transport aircraft, a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic transport capacity, the A400M, in which Turkey also participated in the project process, was introduced in Seville, Spain, on Thursday.

US to provide Turkey intelligence on terrorism

A U.S. report on terrorism said U.S. President George W. Bush has committed to provide Turkey "real-time, actionable intelligence" to counter terrorist organization PKK in the north of Iraq. PKK directs its forces to target mainly Turkish security forces, the report said.

45 people injured in a train crash in Turkey

Forty-five people were injured when a passenger train and a freight train collided early Saturday near the town of Sarkisla in central Turkey.

45 people injured in a train crash in Turkey

Forty-five people were injured when a passenger train and a freight train collided early Saturday near the town of Sarkisla in central Turkey.

30 killed as plane from Turkey crashes in Iraq

"The plane which was carrying Turkish workers crashed probably due to bad weather conditions," Ali Ariduru, Deputy DG of Civil Aviation of Turkish Transportation Ministry, told reporters on Tuesday.

Near-disaster for Onur Air flight revealed in photographs

A flight which could have turned disastrous for a Turkish Onur Air jet that took off from Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport on December 31 has been revealed in photographs taken by a German photographer on vacation at the time in Istanbul.

Ankara's last minute move on ports snaps EU to attention

Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul reportedly called Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja two nights ago, and mentioned possible steps which Ankara was considering taking on the Cyprus matter. Finland then, acting as term president of the EU, spoke of these suggestions in Brussels the COREPER meeting, a gathering of EU state permanent members.

Government bill decoded

Hürriyet has obtained detailed information about Turkey’s logistical role should parliament vote yes to joining the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.

Turkey press scan

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on December 3rd, 2005. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

12 immigrants dead in boat accident

At least 12 people are known to have died when a boat carrying would-be immigrants sank off Turkey’s west coast while trying to reach neighboring Greece, authorities said yesterday. Two more bodies have been found since the sinking on Wednesday, and authorities warned the death toll may yet rise.

Cargo ship sinks in Turkish waters

A cargo ship belonging to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), sank off northern Turkey on Friday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The cargo ship named "Melissa" was en route from Russia to Turkish metropolis of Istanbul, said the report, adding the ship was found half-sunken in the middle of the sea off Sinop province. Eight crew members were rescued and brought to Sinop.

Cargo ship sinks in Turkish waters

Remote controlled bomb explodes underneath cargo train headed for Erzurum; no one hurt

No one was killed but 1 wagon was toppled over and 6 wagons derailed in yesterday's remote controlled bombing of a Turkish train headed from Erzincan to Erzurum. The train, carrying metal and grain, had 6 personnel on it, none of whom were hurt in the incident. Authorities suspect that the bomb, found on the rails of the track, was in fact intended for the "Eastern Express," a more crowded passenger train that goes from Istanbul's Haydarpasha Station to Kars. As a result of a 50 minute delay in the Eastern Express, the cargo train which was hit was on the rails when normally the Eastern Express would have been passing through.

Remote controlled bomb explodes underneath cargo train headed for Erzurum; no one hurt

Handcuffs at Incirlik: Tension between US and Turkish forces at the base a reality

The secrecy surrounding 10 minutes of high tension between US and Turkish soldiers on the Incirlik Base in Adana has been lifted by Hurriyet sources. A US authority speaking to Hurriyet sources has said that an emergency landing made by a US C-17 airplane caused enough disagreement between US and Turkish soldiers present that a US soldier was even handcuffed at the base by a Turkish counterpart. Though the Turkish General Staff confirms that a C-17 did in fact land without permission at the base, they deny the handcuff incident.

Handcuffs at Incirlik: Tension between US and Turkish forces at the base a reality

Uçaklar lale açacak

Kuryenet's success reflects rapid growth of credit card use in Turkey

One month notice for use of Incirlik

Incirlik details have surfaced

Turkey and US come to an agreement on Incirlik use

The US government announced its recently reached agreement with Turkey over wider logistical use of the base at Incirlik in a one page declaration yesterday. Significantly, the agreement specificies that the US will respect the final authority of Turkey in decisions regarding the base, and that US forces will not use the base for any action in either Syria or Iran.

Turkish vessel grounds near Bandirma

A Turkish vessel carrying sulphuric acid hit rocks near Bandirma, Sunday. The 19-person-crew vessel was carrying cargo from Samsun to Bandirma when it ran aground as it hit the Trak Rockies on Fener Island. None of the sulphuric acid leaked into the sea.

Turkish vessel grounds near Bandirma

Two ships collide off Bozcaada

A Turkish-flagged ship collided with a Georgian-flagged ship off Bozcaada island in the Aegean Sea, the search and rescue coordination center of the Maritime Undersecretariatsaid on Tuesday. The center stated that Turkish ship ''Sude 1'' collided with Georgian ship ''Aras 1'' off Bozcaada.

Two ships collide off Bozcaada

Turkey press scan

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on March 25th, 2005. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Turkey press scan

Turkish Plane Comes Within An Inch Of Crash In Israel

A charter airplane belonging to Turkish Fly Air and an Israeli cargo airplane were about to crash at the Ben Gurion Airport of Israel, last Saturday. Israel asked from the Turkish company not to send the pilots in the relevant airplane to Israel, anymore.

Turkish Plane Comes Within An Inch Of Crash In Israel

AIrex kabına sığmıyor

Squirrel Nightmare

The first purebred Turkish truck

Ford Otosan produced a truck and a diesel engine owned completely by the firm. The truck was also produced under the license of Ford Otosan.

The first purebred Turkish truck

Rumsfeld went without even saying Hello

"U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld did not consider arriving in Ankara instead of Incirlik and talk with Turkish offfcials, and then fly to Incırlık. He departed Turkey without saying hello to any body.