Locals fear the worst after large swathes of northern Turkey has been left under water following torrential rain. Officially the death toll stands at 38, but that is expected to rise significantly as the waters recede. One local official has claimed there may already be as many as 300 bodies, according to a report in Cumhuriyet […]
Export figures released for Turkish hazelnuts in 2017 show Germany has overtaken Italy as the biggest overseas market. German firms imported 69,901 tonnes, while those in Italy bought 57,379 tonnes. The French were Turkey’s third biggest buyers with total sales reaching 20,042 tonnes. According to the Black Sea Union of Exporters, the total value […]
Beautifully-preserved wrecks of the ships which held the mighty Ottoman Empire together have been discovered during a climate-survey of the Black Sea bed. An international team led by Southampton University’s Professor Jon Adams has found over 40 wrecks from the Ottoman, Byzantine and Roman periods using state-of-the-art underwater ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles). The stunning remains […]
For that genuine “get away from it all” feeling, more and more tourists are finding Turkey’s lush and mountainous Black Sea Coast a welcome change from its busier and more developed southern coastline. Between the white-capped waves of the Black Sea and the steep slopes of the Küre, Kaçkar and Pontic Mountains, discover the picturesque […]
