Navigation through the Bosphorus Strait has been suspended in both directions, local media reported on Wednesday.
The movement of ships off the Turkish coast in the north-south direction was suspended on Wednesday from 2 a.m local time (23:00 GMT on Tuesday), and in the south-north direction from 6:15 a.m. local time, according to the Anadolu news agency.
There is no information on when the traffic across the strait will resume.
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