Russain energy holding company Inter RAO set up a local energy unit, Inter RAO Turkey Holding , to acquire Turkish energy assets, Russian daily Kommersant reported. Inter RAO plans to participate in energy privatisations in Turkey later this year, according to the newspaper. Inter RAO holds stakes in a company that is tasked with building the Akkuyu nuclear power plant and owns local TGR Enerji, a power trader. |
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