Ship traffic in the Dardanelles Strait, which was temporarily suspended due to major natural fires in northwest Turkey, has resumed unilaterally. The state television channel reported this. TRT News Referring to İbrahim Yumaklı, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye.
“The movement of ships in the Dardanelles was opened unilaterally,” the minister said.
According to the channel, ships are temporarily unable to cross from the Aegean Sea to the Marmara Sea.
On the eve of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure statedIt was stated that the Dardanelles Strait was closed to the passage of ships in the direction of the Marmara Sea due to forest fire. It is stated that this decision was taken due to forest fires in Çanakkale-Kepez region.
Before that Yumakli knowledgeableIt was stated that the great fire that broke out in the province of Çanakkale in the northwest of Turkey could not be brought under control yet and that the authorities were preparing for the worst scenario.
Istanbul officials before He insisted Citizens save water due to the danger of drought.