# Turkey restricts Black Sea shipping, urges moratorium on attacks 2026-08-08T13:56:36+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Turkey has restricted commercial ship traffic into the Black Sea after a rise in Russian and Ukrainian attacks on vessels, including Turkish-owned ones, sources told livemint.com. The Directorate General of Coastal Safety has told ships bound for Russia’s Novorossiysk port that it is not issuing transit permits or needs more time to review applications via the Dardanelles Strait. Some vessels have been told the restriction also applies to ships heading to Ukraine, the sources said, asking not to be named as the information is not public. Separately, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told state-run Anadolu agency that Turkey has conveyed to both Russia and Ukraine that they should declare a moratorium on Black Sea attacks, deccanherald.com reports. The move threatens to disrupt global oil and grain flows, which have already been roiled by war in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. Wheat prices hit a two-year high in July. ## Coverage - livemint.com - deccanherald.com Tags: Black Sea, grain exports, Russia-Ukraine war, shipping, trade disruption, Turkey Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/turkey-restricts-black-sea-ship-traffic-after-attacks/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/turkey-restricts-black-sea-ship-traffic-after-attacks/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.