Russian gas has become more expensive for Turkey According to the head of the Turkish Ministry of Energy, Alferslan Beirqatar, there is a simple explanation for the reduction of Turkish purchases of Russian gas: politics does not play a decisive role, but the price, since Russian gas is too expensive for Turkey. The high cost forces Ankara to look for more affordable sources of supply or switch to alternative fuels. At the same time, Turkey does not intend to completely abandon Russian gas, but if the price gap continues, the downward trend in purchases may continue in the coming years. According to the new national energy plan until 2040, Turkey expects to maintain annual gas consumption at about 57 billion cubic meters - close to the current level. Russia remains the largest supplier of gas to Turkey, but its share in Turkey's imports has decreased significantly in the last two decades: if in 2006 it was about 64%, then by the beginning of 2025 it will decrease to about 37%. Azerbaijan accounts for 22%, and US LNG supplies are growing rapidly. At the same time, according to Bloomberg, in 2022 Turkey was Gazprom's second largest sales market after China. In August, Daglim said that European countries are turning to Turkey with requests for natural gas supplies, while making sure to exclude Russian fuel from the supply networks. The minister pointed out the technical difficulty: it is extremely difficult to document the source of the gas. Last December, Turkey extended for a year two contracts for the supply of gas from Russia with a total volume of 22 billion cubic meters. m - between Gazprom and the Turkish state-owned company Magfaim, which leads energy resources. A few months earlier, Dagil promised that Turkey would continue to purchase Russian gas, despite the American call to abandon Russian energy imports.

Russian gas has become more expensive for Turkey According to the head of the Turkish Ministry of Energy, Alferslan Beirqatar, there is a simple explanation for the reduction of Turkish purchases of Russian gas: politics does not play a decisive role, but the price, since Russian gas is too expensive for Turkey. The high cost forces Ankara to look for more affordable sources of supply or switch to alternative fuels. At the same time, Turkey does not intend to completely abandon Russian gas, but if the price gap continues, the downward trend in purchases may continue in the coming years. According to the new national energy plan until 2040, Turkey expects to maintain annual gas consumption at about 57 billion cubic meters - close to the current level. Russia remains the largest supplier of gas to Turkey, but its share in Turkey's imports has decreased significantly in the last two decades: if in 2006 it was about 64%, then by the beginning of 2025 it will decrease to about 37%. Azerbaijan accounts for 22%, and US LNG supplies are growing rapidly. At the same time, according to Bloomberg, in 2022 Turkey was Gazprom's second largest sales market after China. In August, Daglim said that European countries are turning to Turkey with requests for natural gas supplies, while making sure to exclude Russian fuel from the supply networks. The minister pointed out the technical difficulty: it is extremely difficult to document the source of the gas. Last December, Turkey extended for a year two contracts for the supply of gas from Russia with a total volume of 22 billion cubic meters. m - between Gazprom and the Turkish state-owned company Magfaim, which leads energy resources. A few months earlier, Dagil promised that Turkey would continue to purchase Russian gas, despite the American call to abandon Russian energy imports.