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The image of ‘disaster’ of mucus broke out on the Turkish coast

editor — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 10:40:12 +0000

Recently, the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul (Turkey) has been covered with a huge layer of mucus, causing serious damage to marine life and fishermen in this country.

Recently, the beaches in Turkey appeared a patch of mucus (sea snot), which is increasingly spreading over the water. The widespread mucus layer on the Turkish coast causes serious damage to the country’s marine life and fishermen. (Source: Reuters) Sea snot is a green mud that is formed naturally when algae are over-nutriented due to hot weather and polluted water environment. The phenomenon was first detected in Turkey in 2007 and then in the Aegean Sea near Greece. The latest outbreak in the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul is believed to be the largest in history. (Source: Reuters) Experts believe that the large amount of mucus that has appeared recently is due to a combination of environmental pollution and global warming, which accelerates the growth of algae that cause the slime. Meanwhile, President Erdogan said that the problem of untreated sewage being discharged directly into the sea was the cause of this outbreak of marine mucus. (Source: Reuters) When algae grow out of control in the spring, as we’ve seen this year, they block sunlight and cause declines, says biology professor at Istanbul University Muharrem Balci. oxygen for fish and marine life. (Source: Reuters) This mucous membrane covers the sea surface like a canvas. After a while, they sink, covering the seabed ecosystem and harming many species of creatures. When this process is over, they will appear to smell like a spoiled egg. This phenomenon can cause poisoning to sea clams and creatures such as crabs. (Source: Reuters) Professor Bayram Ozturk of the Turkish Marine Research Agency said that due to the overgrowth of the mucus layer, several species are endangered, including oysters, mussels and starfish. “This is a real disaster,” he said. (Source: Reuters) According to environmental engineer Cevahir Efe Akcelik, mucus could cover the sea during the summer if authorities do not take urgent measures. Studies show that mucus stays not only on the surface but also at depths between 25-30 meters. (Source: Reuters) Divers report that large numbers of fish and other species in the affected area are being wiped out by suffocation. This phenomenon has a significant impact on the lives of fishermen. Boats passing through the Sea of Marmara had to navigate through the gray mud, while some fishermen were unable to fish because the mud clogs their engines and nets. (Source: Reuters) Mehmet Soyolcu (43 years old), a fourth generation fisherman in the Sea of Marmara, said that in the past, it took two hours to pull a fishing net at sea, but now it takes ten hours, not counting the cost of fuel. materials and other operating costs. Every day, the operating costs are getting higher and higher, and the fish are less and less. (Source: Reuters) Some fishermen will raise prices to cover their losses, but that won’t help either because people fear the seawater might contaminate the fish in Marmara. At the fish market, more and more customers avoid buying fish and seafood since information about the mucus layer appeared. This makes the fishermen lose income from fishing, life becomes more difficult. (Source: Reuters) Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city with about 16 million inhabitants, and five other provinces, factories and industrial centers border the sea. As a result, this outbreak has had a severe impact on the ecosystem and fisheries in the region. (Source: Reuters) The Sea of Marmara is a sea that stretches 281 km from the Northeast to the Southwest and is 80 km wide at its widest. This sea is connected to the Black Sea through the Bosphorus, also known as the Istanbul Strait in the Northeast. President Erdogan fears the problem will be very serious if the mucus spreads to the Black Sea. (Source: Reuters) The Turkish government has deployed a team of experts to examine the source of pollution in the sea. Workers are now trying to use nets to remove mucus, but their efforts have so far been largely ineffective. (Source: Reuters) Not only around the Sea of Marmara, but the adjacent Black Sea and Aegean Sea regions were also affected by this mucus outbreak. (according to Reuters)

Strange substance ‘strangled’ the Turkish coast

Phương Linh — Sat, 29 May 2021 20:20:19 +0000

For the past several months, fishermen in the Sea of Marmara have been unable to catch fish due to a thick, viscous layer floating on the water. This situation gets worse for many reasons.
The appearance of this mucus is not a new phenomenon, scientists say. Washington Post reported on May 27.

However, increased water temperature due to global warming makes the situation worse. Another cause is the pollution of untreated industrial wastewater. Obstructing livelihoods In April, according to the newspaper Cumhuriyet , biologists discovered the mucus appeared on the seabed about more than 30 meters deep. This mucus layer covers the reef, potentially suffocating the coral. Carcasses of thousands of fish were also found in several coastal towns. To make matters worse in recent weeks, Istanbul’s coastline has been covered with a “beige carpet”. Fishermen who rely on the sea for their livelihood have begun to sound the alarm about the situation. Sheet Cumhuriyet quoted a fisherman who said he had not been able to work since January. The mucus prevented him from casting a net. The sea surface of Marmara is covered with “a blanket of beige”. Photo: Daily Sabah. A diver catching sea snails laments to the news agency Anadolu that his income was reduced by poor underwater visibility. Crabs and seahorses are slowly dying as slime clogs their gills. Lecturer in hydrobiology at Ondokuz Mayıs University, Mr. zgür Baytut told the newspaper. BirGün that since it first appeared in Turkey in 2007, the mucus seems to affect the Mediterranean Sea region cyclically. According to him, it is “unusual” that mucus has been regularly found along the coast of Turkey in recent times. Mainly human According to the Guardian , the high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in the Sea of Marmara lead to phytoplankton populations releasing huge amounts of “mucus”. Although the mucus itself is not harmful, it can become a host for harmful microorganisms and dangerous bacteria such as E.coli – bacteria that cause gastrointestinal diseases in humans. Furthermore, when the mucus is so thick that it forms a coating on the surface of the water, it can cause a tragedy. It prevents fish from breathing, leading to mass fish deaths, which in turn leads to a sharp drop in oxygen in the water causing suffocation for other marine species. Scientists suspect that climate change may be a factor because phytoplankton thrives in warm waters. Last winter was milder than usual, meaning the Sea of Marmara was a few degrees warmer than average. Mustafa Sari, a professor at Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, told podcast channel Kisa Dalga that the giant and sticky clumps of mucus represent “climate change that is becoming increasingly apparent”. Not only hindering the fishermen, the tourists are also worried that “mucus” will reduce the beauty of the Sea of Marmara. Photo: Daily Sabah. Experts also point out that preventing untreated waste from being dumped directly into the Sea of Marmara helps to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus levels somewhat. Overfishing – which leaves phytoplankton out of many natural prey – can also cause this condition. Officials in Istanbul in early May announced cooperation with the Turkish government and Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University to come up with a solution, including sending boats to dredge the seabed. In Izmit, workers collected more than 110 tons of mucus, which was then taken to an incinerator for processing. Concerned that the mucus could reduce tourist numbers, some have called on the government to do more to prevent the problem from recurring. Ismet Cigit, newspaper reporter Ses Kocaeli , lamented that humans had “betrayed the most beautiful waters in the world” by allowing chemical storage facilities, fuel tanks, factories, and industrial sites to build along the coast. “Clearly there is no deterrent penalty for those who pollute the sea. Marmara is dying,” he wrote in Turkish.

Eye sore scene of a group of nude women taking pictures on a Turkish yacht

Minh Hạnh — Sat, 22 May 2021 05:13:17 +0000

A group of nude women taking photos on a yacht near Mugla (Turkey) was blown away by police after angering locals.

Image cut from video Turkish social media in recent days has spread a video that shows a group of two men and six women posing naked on a yacht on the southern coast of the country. Sheet Lider Gazette said the video was shot near the Turkish province of Mugla, across from the famous Greek island of Rhodes. Locals told the media that seeing this sensitive image during the lockdown and during the holy month of Ramadan has angered many. Turkey is a country with a large number of Muslims. Source: RT Sheet Strana reported that several Ukrainian women were detained by local authorities for showing off their bodies in public, and were later released. One woman, believed to be a Ukrainian citizen and involved in the incident, said the video online was secretly filmed by people on a nearby yacht. The group of girls had no idea that they were being filmed remotely. “As you know, in Muslim countries it’s better not to take nude photos,” said the young woman. Last month, a group of models from many countries – including Ukraine – were expelled from the United Arab Emirates after taking part in a group nude photo shoot on the balcony of an apartment building in Dubai.

Turkish virtual currency floor owner fled, investors lost billions of dollars

Bình Minh — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:29:11 +0000

In the midst of the virtual currency fever, a virtual currency exchange in Turkey suddenly collapsed …

Faruk Fatih Ozer, founder of cryptocurrency exchange Thodex. One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Turkey declared that they no longer had enough financial capacity to continue operating, causing hundreds of thousands of investors to fear that they would have lost all their money poured into this exchange. Meanwhile, Turkish authorities are trying to locate the 27-year-old founder of the cryptocurrency exchange, who has fled overseas, Bloomberg reported. It is not clear how many customers of the cryptocurrency exchange called Thodex lost money in this case, and how much the total damage. In a statement sent from a secret location, Thodex founder and CEO, Faruk Fatih Ozer, promised to return the money to the investor and return to Turkey to face the public. refund after refund. However, the Turkish government has launched a blockade on Thodex’s accounts, and its headquarters in Istabul has been ransacked by police. According to Turkish media, the damage in this virtual currency exchange crash could reach $ 2 billion. A lawyer representing the victims said that the investment capital of about 390,000 investors had fallen into a “irreversible” state. However, through a statement posted on the company’s website, Ozer denied both numbers, saying that only about 30,000 investors were affected. Some Turkish officials see the incident as another reason to increase control of the cryptocurrency market. Over the past years, the rapid rise of virtual currency prices globally has been paralleled with many frauds and frauds related to exchanges. Mr. Cemil Ertem, a senior economic adviser to President Tayyip Erdogan, said that the Turkish government needs to act as soon as possible. “Patterns of pyramid fraud are emerging. Turkey needs to implement surveillance regulations that are both suitable to the domestic economic situation and in accordance with global developments”. Thodex is part of the virtual currency fever that attracts a large number of Turkish investors who want to find a “shelter” for their savings in the context of dizzying inflation and a lack of local currency rates. stability. In March, inflation in Turkey was 16.2%, 3 times higher than the 5% inflation target set by the Central Bank of this country. This year, the Lira rate has dropped 10% against the dollar, marking the 9th consecutive year of decline. On Wednesday, Mr. Erdogan revealed that the Turkish government has “burned” $ 165 billion of foreign exchange reserves in the past two years to protect the local currency rate, but has not brought the desired results. Concerns about inflation and exchange rate motivate the Turkish people to look for alternative investment channels, including virtual currency. On Friday last week, the value of virtual currency transactions in Turkey reached more than 1.2 billion USD, up 3 times compared to a week earlier, according to data from coingecko.com. Meanwhile, the average daily trading value of the Turkish stock market is only about $ 3.1 billion.

Russian orion locks down Turkish Bayraktar death

editor — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:05:47 +0000

Shoigu had something in hand in response to the Turks in the drone race

Please continue the topic of drones, more specifically about Russian-Turkish drones through the article with the above title and subtitles of Russian military expert Vladimir Tuchkov. The post in Svobodnaai Pressa” and several other Russian newspapers on April 2, 2021 was recently published.

Russian “Orion” drone (Photo: Nickel nitride / wikimedia.org)

At the “Morskoy” shooting range on the Crimean peninsula there was a sensational event that prompted the Turkish website Haber7 to react immediately.

That event was: the Russian medium unlit aerial vehicle (UAV) “Orion” hit the Czechoslovakian-made Aero L-39 Albatros fighter in the 70s but was decommissioned (as a target).

If the ationed Albatross was shot down while in flight, the news must have been the hottest news and published on the front page of all the newspapers. Because the Russian reconnaissance-attack UAV “Orion” is only capable of conducting attacks on ground targets.

And in Crimea, the ationed Russian UAV destroyed a plane parked on the ground. In the weapons base of the Russian “Orion” UAV there are no “air-to-air” class (missiles).

The sensationalism of the above information, from the Turkish point of view, lies in the fact that the new type of ammunition (bombs) that the Russian UAV “Orion” used to destroy Albatross was a copy of the MAM-L flying bomb designed and built by the Turkish company ROKETSAN.

This MAM-L bomb weighed 22 kg, the warhead had a mass of 10 kg. It can fly up to 8 km, depending on the speed of the vehicle and the altitude at which the bomb was cut.

Turkish reporters said they were well aware of this on a television clip filmed for the Russian-24 TV channel.

They further believed their hypothesis because the Russians had not provided any details about the type of ammunition Russia used in the ationed Crimea tests. Only one information is provided that this ammunition has a fragmented warhead.

However, it is completely incompatable why the above bomb could not be a Russian-made KAB-20 controlled aviation bomb with features similar to the “Turkish bomb”?

This KAB-20 bomb was designed and built at the “Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation” (KRET) and has been in the weapon base of “Orion” since 2018. Russian bombs also have navigation systems such as the “Turks” – satellite navigation, turning on the laser self-guided head when approaching the target.

Not long ago, in January 2021, “Orion” carried out precision airstrikes against the battlefield of the turkish fighters in Syria with these and other ammunition in its ammunition base.

The airstrikes were carried out at night against fuel tanker trucks smuggled from the Syrian Tarhin region to Turkey.

These bombs hit the target with extreme precision, causing no casualties to civilians. As a result, the looting of oil and petroleum products in Syria has been put to an end.

And now, the Russian “Orions” after going “on a Syrian business trip” to begin the training process at the shooting range on the Crimean peninsula.

The Turkish newspaper’s headline-grabbing take on the Russian “copy” of the Turkish air bomb” – it’s understandable.

It’s certainly part of a raucous promotion of Turkey’s “Bayraktar” drone to blow it up into a flying elephant.

And to assert that someone has been stealing something from Turkey, is copying something Turkish to make its UAVs get the same technical and tactical features as the similar features of the Turkish UAV.

Admittedly, it’s normal to “pump patches” if not trivial.

Turkish “Bayraktar” drone

And here, we will take specific examples to prove that in terms of weapons, “Bayraktar” Turkey needs to steal books according to the Russian “Orion”, not at all.

The weapon base of “Orion” is as follows:

• KAB-20 – an aviation bomb with an adjustable (controlled) fragmented, satellite-guided or laser warhead. Weight – 21 kg, combat head weight – 9 kg;

• UPAB-50 – a controlled flying bomb carrying the combat head of the “Grad” series rocket launcher complex (MLRS). Weight – 50 kg, warhead weight – 37 kg;

• KAB-50 – adjustable aviation bomb carrying MLRS “Grad” warhead. Conduction : satellite / laser / TELEVISION / thermal image. Weight – 46 kg, warhead weight – 37 kg;

• FAB-50 – free-falling aviation bomb. Weight – 50 kg, warhead weight – no figures:

• Kh-50 – guided missile with a high penetrating detonation-detonation head. Conduction: iner8 / satellite / different self-conduction heads. Weight – 50 kg, combat head weight – 10-20 kg (depending on the self-guided head).

The 20 kg ammunition is designed to destroy energy and destroy light armored technical vehicles, while the 50 kg ammunition, in addition to those capabilities, is capable of destroying other armored vehicles, including tanks.

And if the Turks want to find some connection in the design between the Russian drone and another foreign drone, then they should not search on Turkish soil, but should look in the US.

Because in terms of design ideas, the Russian “Orion” has many similarities with its American “partner” MQ-1 “Predator”.

Of course, the Russian UAV is not a copy of the American UAV; it has many unique original features. But the bodies of the two Russian-American UAVs are very similar, yes, and the technical and tactical features also have many common features.

U.S. MQ-1 “Predator” drone

“Orion” belongs to the class of medium-range reconnaissance-attack drones, has a long air flight time, up to 24 hours. Its takeoff weight is exactly one ton. Maximum flight altitude – 7,500 m, maximum distance from ground control station is 250 km, if using uav transmission – up to 300 km.

The design of “Orion” within the framework of the Research and Design Program named “Inokhodets” has been implemented by a St.Petersburg company named “Kronshtadt” since 2011.

Since relations with the United States at the time had not broken down, the first models were powered by a 115-horsepower Rotax 914 piston engine, the Rotax 914, which was also the engine for the UAV “Predator” USA.

However, only a short time later, Russia was forced to implement a policy of replacing imports (because of sanctions). The company “Agat” and the Russian Central Aircraft Engine Building Institute built an engine similar to the American Rotax 914 engine – the APD-110/120 engine with a capacity of 120 horse power.

In the UAV tail section there is a 1.9 m diameter two-blade propeller, the UAV takes off and lands in an aircraft style. The landing unit in the UAV nose is recessable. There is also a recesable tail crutch at the rear that protects the propeller when the UAV lands.

For navigation and target detection, there are both optical positioning systems working on both visible and infrared spectross, and also radars. In addition, these complexes can be used to perform reconnaissance missions. The composition of the equipment may vary, depending on the specific task of the UAV.

Last summer, the Russian Defense Ministry received and put “Orion” into service, and signed an additional contract with “Kronstadt” to purchase these UAVs. To be precise, the number of UAVs to buy and the contract value are not disclosed.

Of course, “Orion”- it’s definitely a good and effective UAV. Same “same weight class” as Turkish “Bayraktar”. “Bayraktar” is even “thinner” than “Orion”.

Therefore, at the present time, when the Turks begin to “pump blows” for their UAV, there must surely be some mention of “Orion”, such as making claims that these are the two best drones in the world.

But the truth of life lies in the fact that these two UAVs are about 15 years slower than American designs. In the United States, the UAV “Predator” was removed and was replaced by the newly mined MQ-9 “Reaper” less than 13 years ago.

This American UAV has a useful load exceeding one and a half tons, a ceiling of up to 15 km, a maximum speed – up to 400 km / h. And not only that, but soon this American drone will be equipped with “air-to-air” class missiles.

And in general, in Russia, too, Russia is about to be equipped with reconnaissance-heavy attack drones “Okhotnhik” (“Hunters”), and this Russian “Hunter” has very significant advantages over the American “Reaper”.

In this class of UAV (reconnaissance- heavy attacks), the Turks have absolutely nothing to say.

Le Hung – Nguyen Hoang (translated)

Russian expert: Su-57 has ‘blindfolded’ US, Turkish radar in Syria

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:03:53 +0000

According to Russian military expert Alexey Leonkov, the Su-57’s arrival and airstrikes on rebels in Syria without being exposed proved the aircraft’s pro capacity.

The statement was said by expert Alexey Leonkov in an interview with Baltnews: “The Su-57 has a complete set of weapons, highly mobile, fast speed and can fly for a long time at supersonic speeds, and there are no rivals when it comes to powering up. In terms of radio electronics, one head higher than the American F-35 and F-22”.

Su-57 stealth fighters appear in Syria.

The expert reiterated that when the Su-57 was tested in Syria, no U.S. radar, which was very much in the region, could catch Russian fighters. With the F-35, on the contrary, not only Russian ground radar detected, but also aircraft.

The airstrike was carried out by su-57s while traveling to Syria in 2018 when the truck carrying Syrian rebel gunmen was hit while traveling north of the Al-Ghaab highlands. The truck was destroyed and three Jaish al-Nasr (Turkish-backed) rebel gunmen were killed while in the town of Al-Ankaweh.

The special thing is that 200,000 Syrian rebel gunmen and Turkish and American radar systems had not detected any fighters before the lightning strike.

Initially, it was suggested that the airstrike may have been carried out by the Russian UCAV. But at that time, in the Russian arsenal, UCAV that could operate at long range still seemed absent.

The next possible assumption is that another UCAV used by Russia in the air raid was the Okhotnik UAV. However, the other the least reasonable assumption was that the Russian Su-57 5th generation fighter was quietly present and carried out this breakthrough attack.

Eventually, su-57 information appeared and the current airstrikes in Syria were confirmed by Russia but not once that the Su-57 made two appearances in Syria without being detected by any U.S. radar systems in the region.

At that time, the Su-57 launched a Kh-59MK2 air-to-surface missile at the rebels. In addition, the Su-57 also carried another missile, the Kh-58USHKE, but the weapon was only tested for certain features, not fired.

All information and photos of the mysterious firing carried out by the Su-57 were only known when the Russian Air Force itself was announced. The appearances have surprised not only the US but all stakeholders in Syria.