Eleven Turkish-owned vessels have safely transited through the Strait of Hormuz and left the Gulf since the beginning of the war, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said Tuesday.
Uraloğlu said on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal that Ankara is closely monitoring developments in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf "moment by moment” and remains in constant contact with vessels and Turkish citizens in the region.
With the departure of two more vessels on the morning of June 21, the number of Turkish-owned ships that have safely exited the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war rose to 11, he said.
A total of seven ships are still in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf region, with 177 Turkish citizens serving on board, he added.
One of the vessels sails under the Turkish flag.
