diff --git a/bibtexparser/splitter.py b/bibtexparser/splitter.py
index d1c9827..42bf6cb 100644
--- a/bibtexparser/splitter.py
+++ b/bibtexparser/splitter.py
@@ -102,22 +102,23 @@ def _next_mark(self, accept_eof: bool) -> re.Match | None:
             self._current_char_index = m.start()
             return m
 
-        # Get next mark from iterator
-        m = next(self._markiter, None)
-        if m is not None:
+        while True:
+            m = next(self._markiter, None)
+            if m is None:
+                # Reached end of file
+                self._current_char_index = len(self.bibstr)
+                if not accept_eof:
+                    raise BlockAbortedException(
+                        abort_reason="Unexpectedly reached end of file.",
+                        end_index=self._current_char_index,
+                    )
+                return None
+
             self._current_char_index = m.start()
-            if m.group(0) == "\n":
-                self._current_line += 1
-                return self._next_mark(accept_eof=accept_eof)
-        else:
-            # Reached end of file
-            self._current_char_index = len(self.bibstr)
-            if not accept_eof:
-                raise BlockAbortedException(
-                    abort_reason="Unexpectedly reached end of file.",
-                    end_index=self._current_char_index,
-                )
-        return m
+            if m.group(0) != "\n":
+                return m
+
+            self._current_line += 1
 
     def _move_to_closed_bracket(self) -> int:
         """Index of the curly bracket closing a just opened one."""
diff --git a/tests/splitter_tests/test_splitter_many_newlines.py b/tests/splitter_tests/test_splitter_many_newlines.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f066223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/splitter_tests/test_splitter_many_newlines.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+"""Tests for bibtex containing long runs of consecutive newlines.
+
+Skipping newlines used to be implemented recursively, which raised a
+`RecursionError` on files containing roughly 1000 or more consecutive lines
+without any of the characters `{`, `}`, `"`, `,` or `=`."""
+
+import bibtexparser
+from bibtexparser.splitter import Splitter
+
+MANY = 3000
+
+
+def test_many_blank_lines_between_blocks():
+    """Long runs of blank lines between blocks must not abort parsing."""
+    bibtex_str = (
+        "@article{article1, title={title1}}" + "\n" * MANY + "@article{article2, title={title2}}"
+    )
+
+    library = Splitter(bibtex_str).split()
+
+    assert len(library.failed_blocks) == 0
+    assert [entry.key for entry in library.entries] == ["article1", "article2"]
+
+
+def test_many_newlines_in_braced_field_value():
+    """Long runs of newlines within a braced field value must not abort parsing."""
+    bibtex_str = "@article{article1, title={before" + "\n" * MANY + "after}}"
+
+    library = Splitter(bibtex_str).split()
+
+    assert len(library.failed_blocks) == 0
+    assert len(library.entries) == 1
+    assert library.entries[0].fields_dict["title"].value == "{before" + "\n" * MANY + "after}"
+
+
+def test_many_newlines_in_quoted_field_value():
+    """Long runs of newlines within a quoted field value must not abort parsing."""
+    bibtex_str = '@article{article1, title="before' + "\n" * MANY + 'after"}'
+
+    library = Splitter(bibtex_str).split()
+
+    assert len(library.failed_blocks) == 0
+    assert len(library.entries) == 1
+    assert library.entries[0].fields_dict["title"].value == '"before' + "\n" * MANY + 'after"'
+
+
+def test_line_numbers_after_many_blank_lines():
+    """Line numbers must remain correct after a large run of blank lines."""
+    bibtex_str = "\n" * MANY + "@article{article1,\n    title={title1},\n    year={2020}\n}"
+
+    library = Splitter(bibtex_str).split()
+
+    assert len(library.failed_blocks) == 0
+    entry = library.entries[0]
+    assert entry.start_line == MANY
+    assert entry.fields_dict["title"].start_line == MANY + 1
+    assert entry.fields_dict["year"].start_line == MANY + 2
+
+
+def test_many_blank_lines_in_implicit_comment():
+    """Long runs of blank lines around an implicit comment must not abort parsing."""
+    bibtex_str = (
+        "An implicit comment."
+        + "\n" * MANY
+        + "Another implicit comment.\n"
+        + "@article{article1, title={title1}}"
+    )
+
+    library = Splitter(bibtex_str).split()
+
+    assert len(library.failed_blocks) == 0
+    assert len(library.entries) == 1
+    assert library.entries[0].start_line == MANY + 1
+    assert [comment.comment for comment in library.comments] == [
+        "An implicit comment." + "\n" * MANY + "Another implicit comment."
+    ]
+
+
+def test_many_blank_lines_at_end_of_file():
+    """A file ending in many blank lines must not abort parsing."""
+    bibtex_str = "@article{article1, title={title1}}" + "\n" * MANY
+
+    library = bibtexparser.parse_string(bibtex_str)
+
+    assert len(library.failed_blocks) == 0
+    assert [entry.key for entry in library.entries] == ["article1"]