Turkey Restricts Black Sea Ships After Attacks

August 9, 2026, Istanbul, Turkey: A seagull flies over a cargo ship on the Bosphorus under cloudy skies. Turkey has begun restricting commercial ship traffic into the Black Sea by delaying or withholding transit permits through the Dardanelles Strait. The move comes after a rise in attacks on vessels by Russian and Ukrainian forces, with several ships bound for Russian ports such as Novorossiysk affected leer más by the tighter controls, Bloomberg reports.,Image: 1121826896, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no , Credit line: Moe Zoyari / Zuma Press / Europa Press Editorial licence valid only for Spain and 3 MONTHS from the date of the image, then delete it from your archive. For non-editorial and non-licensed use, please contact EUROPA PRESS. leer menos