Ship with Ukrainian grain arrives off Türkiye's Bosphorus Strait via "humanitarian corridor"

STORY: Ship with Ukrainian grain arrives off Türkiye's Bosphorus Strait via "humanitarian corridor" DATELINE: Sept. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:22 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of a cargo ship STORYLINE: The first cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain arrived off Türkiye's Bosphorus Strait on Thursday using a temporary "humanitarian corridor." The Ihlas news agency said the ship "Resilient Africa" anchored off the Sariyer district at the Black Sea entrance of the Bosphorus Strait. The vessel will later pass through the strait, heading to Israel, according to the agency. Ukraine announced in August a "humanitarian corridor" to allow grain shipment after Russia withdrew from a UN-brokered grain agreement. Russia and Ukraine separately signed the Black Sea Grain Initiative in Istanbul in July 2022, allowing Ukraine to export its grain and other agricultural products from its Black Sea ports. Renewed twice, the agreement collapsed on July 17

Six injured in gunfight in Istanbul

STORY: Six injured in gunfight in Istanbul DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of armed clash between the two groups, with people shooting each other in a restaurant in Istanbul, Türkiye (security camera) 2. footages of people fleeing in fear of gunfire in Istanbul, Türkiye (amateur camera) 3. footages of people gathering around the shopping mall where the gunfight took place in Istanbul, Türkiye (ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: A gunfight in a shopping mall left six people wounded on late Sunday in Istanbul's Sariyer district, local media reported on Monday. "After the gunfight incident that broke out between two groups with a prior history of animosity, a total of six citizens, namely five foreign individuals and one Turkish citizen, were transferred to nearby hospitals for treatment," said local officials in a statement. One person among the wounded was in critical condition. The suspects were reportedly still on the loose, while

Turkey detects "mine-like object" off Istanbul coast

STORY: Turkey detects "mine-like object" off Istanbul coast DATELINE: March 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. mine-like object drifting on the water surface in Istanbul, Turkey 2. various of Turkish defense ministry Twitter account 3. coast guard boats and military ships taking security measures in the area where the mine-like object is located 4. various of the northern part of the Bosphorus facing the Black Sea, Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey STORYLINE: Turkey's Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that a "mine-like object" was detected in the waters of Bosphorus Strait, which connects the Black Sea with the Marmara Sea. Underwater defense teams were soon sent to secure and deactivate the object after it was spotted by a civilian merchant ship, the ministry said in a tweet. The object was found at the northern entrance of the Bosphorus Strait, off the coast of Sariyer district in northern Istanbul, according to the Milliyet daily,