# Erdogan says attacks on Black Sea merchant ships are ‘unacceptable’

https://mins.news/en/item/71896

- TASS, 2026-09-24 07:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2191983

> Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Volodymyr Zelensky in New York to discuss Black Sea security. He said measures were needed to protect shipping and that attacks on merchant vessels could not be justified, while pledging continued efforts to revive direct talks on the Ukrainian conflict.

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