Alparslan Bayraktar

The Fatih drilling vessel will carry out exploration activities near the Türkiye-Bulgaria exclusive economic zone, south of the Sakarya Gas Field in the Black Sea, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has announced.

The Fatih drilling ship found natural gas in June 2021 in the Black Sea.

Türkiye may provide electricity to Syria and Lebanon, depending on the situation in the transmission network, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said.

Speaking to reporters in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, Bayraktar said that a Turkish delegation is in Damascus to evaluate Syria's energy infrastructure.

The government has unveiled a new Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP) Action Plan covering the period of 2024-2028 to support the region's economic development through large scale investments.

Turkey aims to provide electricity to Syria and strengthen its power infrastructure, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar was quoted on Friday as saying, adding that Ankara may also work with Syria's new leadership on oil and natural gas.

Türkiye aims to have three nuclear power plants by 2035, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has said, adding that final decisions will be made regarding the planned two nuclear power plants next year.

The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant will commence power generation in 2025, the minister told a group of journalists.

The dynamic entry of Turkey into the developments in Syria creates new challenges for Nicosia and Athens, as Turkey’s effort to establish faits accomplis by enforcing its own “law in the Eastern Mediterra

A delegation from the Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Ministry will soon visit Syria to conduct evaluations on the country's electricity and energy infrastructure, Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has announced.

"The foremost issue concerning energy in Syria is electricity. A formula will be devised to ensure its provision," Bayraktar told reporters on Dec. 24.

The United States has granted an exemption to Turkey and Hungary, allowing them to continue making payments for Russian natural gas supplied through Gazprombank, despite the sanctions imposed on the Russian bank.

The United States has exempted Türkiye from sanctions imposed on Russia's Gazprombank JSC, thereby allowing Ankara to proceed with its natural gas payments, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has announced.

Turkey has received an exemption for gas payments to Russia after the United States imposed sanctions on Gazprombank, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Friday in response to a question from Reuters.