Turkey
Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to disable pipelines that deliver gas to Turkey, Hungary and Slovakia
Gazprom alleges 26 attack drones tried to reach compression stations vital to TurkStream and Blue Stream operations.
ISTANBUL BLOG: Bedtime reading for Trump. Condemnation and denunciation from Arab and Islamic countries affirmed
US Commander-in-Chief, meanwhile, says he told Netanyahu “don’t do that”. But he did do that.
Thousands attend “Free Imamoglu” rally in Istanbul 12 months after jailing
Speakers urge Turkey not to forget that president Erdogan is using the courts to get rid of his rival with fabricated charges.
Strikes on Iran gas fields could force Turkey to ramp up LNG imports
Damage to Iran’s Asaluyeh gas processing facility in Bushehr province and part of the South Pars complex, after an Israeli missile strike on March 18, risks disrupting pipeline supplies to Turkey, potentially forcing Ankara to raise LNG imports.
Turkish plastics industry hit by Middle East conflict as supply chains break down
Logistics and polymer input prices soar.
Turkey emerges as revived route for Iraqi oil amid Hormuz crisis
Baghdad accelerates revamp of long-idle pipeline puy out of action more than a decade ago by bomb attacks.
Hormuz crisis raises wider risks for Turkey far beyond oil prices, says policy brief
As well as an energy bill nightmare, country faces triple whammy in industrial production, agriculture and logistics.
US told Turkey war on Iran would take four days, says Brookings academic
With Trump, “it is very much a ‘we’ll build the plane while flying it’ style approach: let’s just begin and see what happens”, says Asli Aydintasbas.