Turkey

Turkey is doing its part to prevent the Black Sea from becoming a conflict zone, Erdogan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Turkey should guarantee Ukraine’s security from the Black Sea, says Polish Deputy Defense Minister
Poland has stated that Turkey’s main role should be to guarantee Ukraine’s security from the Black Sea.

Turkey increases imports of Ukrainian corn ahead of new quota
Turkish importers are actively buying up Ukrainian corn, trying to catch up with the possible introduction of a new import quota with reduced duties.

Turkey’s largest refinery Tupras refuses Russian oil due to sanctions
Due to US sanctions, the largest oil refinery in Turkey limits purchases of Russian oil.

Turkish company that builds corvettes for Ukraine will build ships for NATO country
Portugal has signed an agreement with Turkey to build two ships for its Navy.

Turkey’s closure of the straits prevented Russia from capturing Odesa and Mykolaiv, says Ukrainian ambassador
The Montreux Convention prevented Russia from using its maritime superiority to capture Odesa, Mykolaiv and other territories.

The EU is investigating the re-export of oil from the Russian Federation through Turkey under a new brand
OLAF has opened an investigation into a scheme in which sanctioned Russian oil is exported to the EU via Turkey after relabelling.

Ukraine and Turkey introduce joint phytosanitary control of cargo
In case of detection of forged certificates, Turkey will immediately notify Ukraine by sending a copy of the document and specifying the offending exporter.

Turkey may introduce an additional quota for the import of corn
Such a decision will potentially contribute to the growth of demand for Ukrainian corn.

A ship with stolen Ukrainian grain entered the port of Turkey
In the Turkish port of Iskenderun, he stopped at the San Cosmas wharf, where stolen Ukrainian wheat was transported.