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Energy Minister Ali R?za Alaboyun has said he discussed several key energy security issues with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a closed meeting on Nov. 20. 

Turkey will speed up work to overcome regulatory hurdles that have delayed its first nuclear power plant project, planned to be built by Russia, Energy Minister Ali R?za Alaboyun told Reuters on Nov. 16, adding that they still aim for it to become operational by 2022. 

Following its surprising election win on Nov. 1, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) is planning to reshape the composition and portfolios of Turkey's council of ministers.

Turkey's Zorlu Energy has signed $815 million in loans with four banks to refinance the existing debts of its Zorlu Do?al Elekrik Üretim and finance its planned geothermal power plant project in Denizli, the company announced in a statement to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) on Oct. 27. 

Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul deputy Aykut Erdo?du has claimed that names close to President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an have caused the Turkish state to lose $17.5 billion. As the Treasury's former chief inspector, Erdo?du had headed the CHP's "Corruption Investigation Department" during the last parliamentary term. He also holds a Certified Internal Auditor certificate. 

A parliamentary panel tasked with investigating the Soma mine disaster will summon the mine’s owner as well as the managers of the mine, the head of the panel has said.

The parliamentary panel tasked to investigate the fatal mine accident in Soma began its work June 9 with the purpose of submitting a report to Parliament for future legal amendments on labor safety to prevent similar accidents. The May 13 Soma coal mining tragedy was the largest industrial disaster in the country’s recent history, causing the deaths of 301 workers.