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Media and content

Year of establishment
2011

Year of investment
2024

Country
Netherlands

The Black Sea

The Black Sea is an independent journalistic platform publishing in-depth investigative stories on Turkey and the Black Sea region. It focuses on geopolitics, power, corruption and societal developments from an international perspective.

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Independent investigations on Turkey and the Black Sea region

 

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The Black Sea

A new model for independent investigative journalism

8.7.2026 - Global Investigative Journalism Network

The Global Investigative Journalism Network highlights how The Black Sea has grown into the first independent non-profit newsroom dedicated entirely to investigative reporting on Turkey.

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The Black Sea

The Black Sea, IStories and Context.ro join global network

1.6.2026 - Global Investigative Journalism Network

GIJN welcomes The Black Sea, IStories, and Context.ro as new members of its international network of investigative journalism organisations. The membership reflects growing recognition of their investigative reporting and collaborative work across Europe.

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The Black Sea

Zeynep Şentek recog­nised for pioneering investigative journalism

8.9.2023 - Flax Foundation

The Flax Foundation honours Zeynep Şentek with its Snowball Award for investigations into corruption and human rights, and her commitment to inclusion and international collaboration in journalism.

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The Black Sea

The Black Sea expands investigative journalism with a focus on Turkey

13.12.2022 - European Press Prize

The European Press Prize highlights how The Black Sea is launching a new multi-year investigative newsroom focused on Turkey and the wider Black Sea region.

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Stephane Horel/The Black Sea

The Black Sea discusses the future of journalism in Turkey

18.9.2022 - YouTube (De Balie)

At De Balie, The Black Sea unveils its new multi-year initiative and discusses how cross-border collaboration can strengthen reporting despite growing pressure on press freedom.

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The Black Sea

How journalism networks can overcome authoritarian barriers

12.4.2018 - International Journalism Festival

At the International Journalism Festival, Zeynep Şentek and Craig Shaw explain how The Black Sea enables investigative reporting on Turkey despite censorship, intimidation, and political repression.

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The Netherlands
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