Turkey’s Erdogan signals further nuclear projects with Russia
Rosatom is close to finishing the Akkuyu plant, whose four reactors are expected to supply about 10% of Turkey’s electricity.
- On Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Turkey will expand nuclear cooperation with Russia to build additional power plants, stating the countries "will take steps together to open some new power plants" alongside the Akkuyu project.
- Turkey currently imports around 70% of its energy needs, driving the push for domestic nuclear infrastructure; Rosatom is nearing completion of the Akkuyu station on the Mediterranean coast, expected to generate around 10% of Turkey's electricity.
- United Nations trade data shows Turkey's Russian imports reached $42.37 billion last year, with energy accounting for $29.8 billion, as Erdogan described bilateral relations as being "at a much more advanced level" than in any previous period.
- During the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled strategic importance by calling Turkey "one of our privileged partners," highlighting deepening ties.
- Growing closeness to Moscow likely raises concerns among Western allies, who remain wary of Ankara's trajectory while the war in Ukraine continues, as the nuclear partnership aligns the nations on regional energy strategy.
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(Istanbul=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Dong-ho = Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while holding a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the 1st (local time)...
Russian leader Vladimir Putin expressed confidence in the timely launch of the first power unit of the Akku nuclear power plant by the Rosat State Corporation in 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan in Bishkek, discussed energy cooperation, handed over RIA News. In the course of negotiations on the margins of the summit, the SCO Head of State stressed that the construction of the Acca nu…
The Russian company Rosatom is currently building a nuclear power plant on the southern coast of Turkey.
Turkish-Russian relations are truly at a much more advanced level today than in any previous period, the Turkish president stressed.
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