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Turkey and South Korea Agree on Nuclear Financing Deal

Turkey and South Korea Agree on Nuclear Financing Deal

Turkey and South Korea signed two memoranda of understanding on nuclear cooperation during President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Seoul, with one agreement specifically aimed...

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How Much Oil Passes Through the Turkish Straits?

How Much Oil Passes Through the Turkish Straits?

Last updated: 2026-10-29 The Turkish Straits — the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, split by the Sea of Marmara — carried roughly 3.6 million barrels per...

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Why Is Electricity So Expensive in Turkey?

Why Is Electricity So Expensive in Turkey?

Last updated: 2026-10-13 Turkish households and businesses are paying sharply more for electricity in 2026 because of two stacked increases in regulated tariffs rather than...

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Akkuyu Unit 1 Clears Hydraulic Tests, Moving Closer to Fuel Loading

Akkuyu Unit 1 Clears Hydraulic Tests, Moving Closer to Fuel Loading

Rosatom has completed primary-circuit hydraulic testing on Unit 1 of Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear power plant, clearing the way for hot functional tests, the final major...

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Sakarya Gas Field: Project Tracker

Sakarya Gas Field: Project Tracker

Last updated: 2026-10-03 The Sakarya gas field, Turkey's largest natural gas discovery, is producing around 9.5–10 million cubic metres of gas a day from the...

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Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant: Project Tracker

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant: Project Tracker

Last updated: 2026-11-10 Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Turkey’s first nuclear facility, is not yet generating commercial power. As of late September 2026, construction of Unit...

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Turkey and US Agree to Study Nine Small Modular and Next-Gen Reactor Designs

Turkey and US Agree to Study Nine Small Modular and Next-Gen Reactor Designs

Türkiye Nuclear Energy Inc. (TÜNAŞ) and the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) signed a nuclear cooperation agreement in New York this week, funding a...

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Who Supplies Turkiye With Natural Gas?

Who Supplies Turkiye With Natural Gas?

Last updated: 2026-10-27 · Last verified: 2026-10-27 Turkiye’s natural gas consumption climbed to a record 60–61 billion cubic metres (bcm) in 2025, and the country...