Turkey’s electricity demand is envisioned to increase 6.3-7 percent between 2009 and 2018.
Deloitte, an international consulting and accounting firm, prepared a report on Turkish electricity energy market, and envisioned that Turkey’s electricity energy demand would increase incrementally in medium and long term after the global economic crisis.
According to the report, electricity energy sector constitutes 2.5 [...]
Aug 28 2010 | Posted in
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Turkey and Azerbaijan need to act in solidarity, cooperation and brotherhood, Turkish President Abdullah Gül said Monday during a two-day formal visit to the Caucasus country.
“We are one nation with separate states. We come together frequently based on such an understanding. We will continue our solidarity and cooperation,” Gül said Monday after signing a treaty [...]
After months of intense negotiation, it appears a grand energy bargain has been made among Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan. The deal will allow Russia a stronger foothold in Turkey’s energy sector, give Turkey the opportunity to mend relations with Baku and secure a crucial source for natural gas to supply the European market, and provide [...]
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Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul met with his Russian counterpart, Dmitri Medvedev, in Ankara on Wednesday. The Russian president described his country’s relations with Turkey as having entered a new “strategic” phase. Medvedev and Gul also signed several energy deals worth some $25 billion, which are likely to increase Russia’s energy influence over the Turks.
While Medvedev’s [...]
May 13 2010 | Posted in
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Slovakia’s Miroslav Lajcak will pay an official visit to Turkey on May 13 at the invitation of Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Anatolia news agency reported May 12. In addition to the meeting with Davutoglu, Lajcak will be received by Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin, and possibly by Prime Minister Recep [...]
May 12 2010 | Posted in
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Turkey and Russia have signed a deal that would enable Russian company Atomstroyexport to build a nuclear power plant in Turkey’s south. The $20 billion deal envisages the completion of the plant within seven years, putting Turkey among nations that utilize nuclear energy. During Russian President Medvedev’s visit to Ankara, the [...]
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The Turkish energy minister announced Tuesday that Turkish and Russian working groups continued their talks on the establishment of a nuclear power plant in Turkey.
Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız said Turkey should start consuming nuclear energy by 2017.
“Turkish and Russian working groups will meet again in Istanbul this month,” Yıldız said in [...]
Apr 12 2010 | Posted in
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When we look at the geography in which Turkey is located in, it is seen that the region is extremely rich in terms of energy resources. However, Turkey is not a rich country on the energy issues. While comparing to neighboring countries, Turkey is considered as not a rich country in terms of energy production. [...]
Apr 6 2010 | Posted in
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Decorations merrily galore these days… After the Chatham House Prize went to President Abdullah Gul, another rare honor is landing in Ankara: The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the United States’ Smithsonian Institution will present the Woodrow Wilson Award for public services to Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (along with Ferit Sahenk, a prominent [...]
Mar 31 2010 | Posted in
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Turkey’s Islamist ruling coalition faces the courts and military in a showdown for the nation’s future. Will Turkey move closer to the liberal democracies or away from them?
This tension has riven Turkey since its founding as a secular state by Ataturk. But the strains are peaking now. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and [...]
Mar 28 2010 | Posted in
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