Russian President invites Erdogan to Simferopol
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he has arrived Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the opening of the Central Mosque in Simferopol. "I’ve invited Turkish President Erdogan. He …
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Bushehr-2 and Bushehr-3 under construction in Iran
Bushehr-2 and Bushehr-3 nuclear power plants are under construction and the required infrastructure are prepared, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said on the sidelines of a cabinet …
Erdogan promises to build new canal in Ankara
A new canal with a length of 9.2 kilometers will be built in Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. He recalled that the Justice and Development ruling party pays close attention to the development of …
Novak holds meeting with Turkish ambassador
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak held a meeting with new Turkish ambassador to Russia Mehmet Samsar, the energy ministry said. The sides discussed the major energy projects of …
Saudi Arabia to spend $27 bln on industrial strategy
Saudi Arabia's government plans to spend 100 billion riyals ($27 billion) in 2019 and 2020 as part of a new industrial strategy aimed at weaning the kingdom off oil income, creating jobs, and attracting as much as 1.6 trillion riyals in …
Turkish president and Qatari emir to lay foundation of Sakarya defence factory
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will attend the groundbreaking ceremony at the defence industry factory in Turkey's Sakarya on January 13. The …
Iran to create new petrochemical complex in Hormozgan
Iran will create a new petrochemical complex in the province of Hormozgan, Managing Director of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Behzad Mohammadi said. According to him, a complex will be built in the Parsian …
Yalova Muslims prayed in wrong direction for 37 years
Muslims in a Turkish village of Yalova have discovered they had performed their prayers in the wrong direction for 37 years. The Sugören mosque, which was built in the Sugören village of the Yalova province in 1981, …
Damascus and Tehran agree to build a power plant on Latakia
Iran has struck a deal with Syria to build a 400 million euro power plant in Syria's Latakia, Iran's Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian said. The minister said that a memorandum of understanding was signed …
Iran to build 10 million-barrel oil storage facility - media
A unit of the National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) signed a deal with a local firm yesterday to build a crude oil storage facility near Iran’s southeastern port of Jask with an initial investment of 200 million euros ($232 million), the oil …
Turkish Stream pipeline 80% complete
The Turkish Stream pipeline, due to supply Russian gas to Turkey via the Black Sea from 2019, is already 80% complete, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said. “The realization of large-scale Gazprom export …
Gazprom sets global record in laying offshore gas lines
Russia's Gazprom set a new global record in laying offshore gas pipelines within the framework of the Turkish Stream project on August 26, the Russian gas holding said. The record of 6.27 km per day was set by the Pioneering Spirit …
China to build third nuclear plant in Turkey
Turkey will cooperate with China to build a third nuclear power plant in the Thrace region northwest of Istanbul, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said. Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan …
Israel to build island for new Tel Aviv airport
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supported a plan for building an artificial island alongside a Tel Aviv beach to replace an airport due to be shut down. Netanyahu backed the project proposed for Israel’s …
Construction site for Turkey’s third nuclear plant revealed
The Turkish third nuclear energy plant will likely built in Thrace, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak said. The minister noted that the choice of station location was due to high …
Azerbaijani president arrives in Turkey to attend TANAP opening
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Turkey today to attend the opening ceremony of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP), according to the presidential website. President Aliyev was welcomed by …
Gazprom to loan 2.14 bln euro to Turkish Stream operator
Russian gas company Gazprom said it would loan up to 2.14 billion euros to its subsidiary South Stream Transport B.V. which is overseeing the construction of the Turkish Stream undersea gas pipeline to Turkey from Russia. The loan will …
First control flight held in Istanbul third airport
The first control flight has been carried out at the third airport in Istanbul, the General Directorate of State Airports Authority of Turkey (DHMI) said in a statement. It is noted that the flight was carried out under the control of …
TANAP project to enter into service in June
The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project will enter into service as of June 12, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Berat Albayrak said, Hurriyet Daily News reported. “The opening …
Date of opening Canakkale-1915 bridge revealed
The opening ceremony of the Canakkale 1915 bridge will be held on March 18, 2022, Turkey's Minister of Transport, Shipping and Communications Ahmet Arslan said. "At present, the creation of infrastructure for …
