BANDIRMA, Turkey — The Sea of Marmara, fabled for centuries for its blue waters and sparkling fish, laps the shores of Istanbul. Its perfect form inspired a 19th-century historian to describe ...

A fishing port in Tekirdağ. (Photos: AA) Click to read the article in Turkish. Sea snot has been observed in various parts of the Sea of Marmara, Turkey's inland sea, and some streams flowing into it ...

IT LOOKS AS bad as it sounds. Over the past couple of months, a thick, foamy layer of marine mucilage, popularly known as “sea snot”, has spread over swathes of Turkey’s Marmara Sea near ...

Turkey's recent outbreak along its Sea of Marmara coast is believed to be the biggest in history and is causing chaos for local communities. Image: Underwater images show how the 'snot' forms ...

The “Batuhan A’’ cargo ship, which departed from Marmara Island in Balikesir on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 8.30 p.m (1730GMT) for Roda Port in Bursa’s Gemlik district, sank Thursday at 06.20 a ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has shaken Istanbul, Turkey’s emergency management agency said. There were no immediate reports of serious damage in the metropolis of 16 million.