President of the Azeri energy company Socar, Rognav Abdullayev announces that Turkey and Azerbaijan have started work on launching a new pipeline, namely Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline, to carry Azeri natural gas via Turkey. The pipeline with 16-17bn cubic meters of capacity is estimated to cost around USD 5-6bn. |
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