Turkey is considering expanding energy cooperation, including potential gas supplies from Turkmenistan via Azerbaijan, according to Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar. This was reported by the news agency Orient.

According to the Minister, the idea of transit has been under discussion for some time and is once again becoming relevant against the backdrop of efforts to diversify energy supplies and strengthen regional cooperation, taking into account the position of European countries.

Ankara continues to develop alternative routes for the delivery of energy resources, reducing its dependence on traditional routes. In this context, new infrastructure projects are being discussed that could enhance the reliability of supplies and the region’s economic potential.

These include the construction of an oil pipeline from Basra in Iraq to Kirkuk, with a subsequent connection to the Turkish system, as well as the development of the existing Silopi–Ceyhan route.