Hurriyet: Precious loneliness working against Turkey’s energy interests

Turkey cannot become an energy hub if it continues to pursue contentious relations with its neighbors, according to an energy expert. Turkey needs to have energy-focused policies so that it does not miss opportunities provided by the big changes that are taking place in global energy trends, says Professor Volkan Ediger of Kadir Has University

Precious loneliness, which has been used by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) to justify Turkey’s contentious relations with some of its neighbors, is working against the country’s energy interests, according to an energy expert. 

Turkey cannot fulfill its aspiration of becoming an energy hub if it is not even on talking terms with its neighbors, according to Professor Volkan Ediger, director of the Center for Energy and Sustainable Development at Kadir Has University.

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