People watch from a distance as smoke billows from a wildfire in the background, in Canakkale, Turkey, August 22, 2023, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Rifat Cakmak - Onedio/via REUTERS
CANAKKALE, Turkey (Reuters) - Ship traffic resumed on Thursday in one direction in Turkey's Dardanelles Strait, its forestry minister said, as firefighters brought a major blaze in the northwest Canakkale region under control.
The strait, which links the Aegean Sea and Black Sea to the north, is a major shipping route for commodities such as oil and grains.
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