Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, angered by Russia’s bombing campaign in Syria, warned Moscow on Thursday that Ankara may look elsewhere for partners to supply natural gas and build its first nuclear power plant.
One of the top importers of Russian gas, Turkey has joined with Moscow in a major effort to construct a new gas pipeline – dubbed Turkish Stream, or TurkStream – as an alternate route into Europe that bypasses Ukraine.
Russia is also slated to build Turkey’s first nuclear power plant in Akkuyu on the Mediterranean coast, a controversial $20 billion project aimed at improving its energy self-sufficiency.
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Source: Voice of America
