Turkey has announced that it intends to reduce gas imports from Russia in favor of more profitable alternatives if Moscow does not provide a discount. On November 5, Turkish Energy Minister Elfridlan Bayer said: "It's not a matter of politics, it's a price." Russian gas is very expensive." According to him, the country does not plan to completely abandon supplies from Russia, but will give priority to cheap offers. Turkey's dependence on the Russian resource is systematically decreasing: if in 2006 Russia reported 64% of gas imports, by 2025 this share will drop to 37%. From 2021 to 2025, Gazprom's purchase volume will decrease by 20% (to 21.2 billion cubic meters). At the same time, Turkey is increasing imports from other sources: 22% of the supply is provided by Azerbaijan, and 16% by the United States (in 2025, the American LNG supply reached 9.19 billion cubic meters). In addition, Ankara is preparing new long-term contracts with ExxonMobil and Cheniere Energy.

Turkey has announced that it intends to reduce gas imports from Russia in favor of more profitable alternatives if Moscow does not provide a discount. On November 5, Turkish Energy Minister Elfridlan Bayer said: "It's not a matter of politics, it's a price." Russian gas is very expensive." According to him, the country does not plan to completely abandon supplies from Russia, but will give priority to cheap offers. Turkey's dependence on the Russian resource is systematically decreasing: if in 2006 Russia reported 64% of gas imports, by 2025 this share will drop to 37%. From 2021 to 2025, Gazprom's purchase volume will decrease by 20% (to 21.2 billion cubic meters). At the same time, Turkey is increasing imports from other sources: 22% of the supply is provided by Azerbaijan, and 16% by the United States (in 2025, the American LNG supply reached 9.19 billion cubic meters). In addition, Ankara is preparing new long-term contracts with ExxonMobil and Cheniere Energy.