Starting July 1, Turkish authorities have raised the cost of ship transit through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits by 15%, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Türkiye reported. According to the Minister of Transport, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, compared to 2022, the transit fees for vessels not calling at Turkish ports have increased more than sevenfold. Last year, the country earned over 227 billion dollars from the passage of more than 51,000 ships through the Turkish straits.