Drone debris found in Turkish orchard
Obstacles of an unknown drone were found in an orchard in the village of Eshilkeye, in Turkey's Black Sea province of Duzdje, on August 15, 2026, at around 11:30 AM. Authorities have not yet determined the drone's origin, and similar incidents have occurred previously in the region.
Consensus
- Obstacles of an unknown drone were found in a garden in the village of Eshilkeye in Turkey's Duzdje province.
- The incident occurred on August 15, 2025, at around 11:30 AM (local time, same as Moscow time).
- The drone debris was reported as a suspicious object in an orchard.
- Local security forces were dispatched to the site.
- The origin of the drone has not been determined.
- Similar incidents involving drone debris have occurred previously in Turkish Black Sea provinces.
- In the province of Artvin, a drone boat was found 500 meters from the coast and later destroyed by specialists.
Points of divergence
- Obstacles of an unknown drone were also found on the coast in the Arnavutköy district of Istanbul's European part. — riamo
- On August 14, 2026, Romania's Ministry of National Defense reported the discovery of an unknown drone that crashed in a forest near the village of Lunkavica in the Tulcea County, approximately 5 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. — fontanka
- In May, a drone crashed into a residential building in the city of Galati, Romania, injuring two people. — fontanka
- On August 8, 2026, Turkey proposed to Russia and Ukraine a special mechanism to prevent attacks on commercial ships in the Black Sea. — vedomosti
- On August 3, 2026, the ship Nadezhda, carrying fresh produce from the Turkish port of Samsun to Novorossiysk, was attacked by Ukrainian forces in the Black Sea, resulting in a fire and injuries to four crew members, three of whom were Turkish citizens. — vedomosti
- On August 8, 2025, Turkey imposed restrictions on commercial vessels passing through the Dardanelles. — vedomosti
- An unknown drone was also found on the Black Sea coast in July. — vesti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Drone wreckage of unknown origin found near Istanbul — РИАМО
- In Turkey, drone debris landed in a garden — Фонтанка
- Drone debris found in garden in Turkish province of Düzce — Ведомости
- In a Turkish province, drone debris fell into a garden — Вести
- Drone debris fell into a garden in the Turkish Black Sea province of Duzce, regional governor's press service said. — ТАСС (Telegram)