Energy minister Taner Yildiz said that the US and EU decided to impose oil import sanctions on Iran but only a UN embargo on Iranian crude would be binding for Turkey. Yildiz furthered that the operations of refinery Tupras and its imports from Iran continue. Turkey imports around 30% of its crude oil from Iran. According to latest data from the energy market regulator EPDK, Turkey imported 2.1mn tonnes of oil in November 2011 and a 35% of the crude oil came from Iran. |
The jailed leader of the PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, called for a ceasefire on Thursday, ordering armed PKK militants to withdraw from Turkey. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the city of ... more
The Syrian government said the rebel groups foreign supporters, Turkey and Qatar, were responsible for a chemical attack in Aleppo. The countries that back and support the rebels, including ... more
US secretary of state John Kerry was in Ankara on Friday for talks with the Turkish leaders, including PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Abdullah Gul, focused on the crisis in Syria, ... more