Turkey

Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar offers an ‘energy transformation roadmap’

Bayraktar spoke at the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy about what Turkey is doing to reach its energy goals.

Turkey and the West’s Black Sea interests converge more often than is acknowledged—opening up opportunities for cooperation

By Maryna Vorotnyuk

Turkey and the West have clear opportunities for more effective cooperation in the Black Sea, but both sides need to show will.

Dispatch from Istanbul: My week navigating the Turkish ‘swing state’

By Frederick Kempe

Discussions on the sidelines of the Atlantic Council’s recent Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy in Istanbul offer an important window into Turkish views of the world.

Reta Jo Lewis on why nuclear has a ‘definite place’ in the transition to clean and secure energy

At the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy, the chair of the US Export-Import Bank talked about the role that EXIM plays in advancing renewables in Eastern Europe.

The infrastructure needed across Eastern Europe to achieve the region’s energy transition goals

At the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy, officials from Eastern Europe discussed the infrastructure still needed to deliver secure energy across the region and to transition to renewable sources.

Geoffrey Pyatt and Berris Ekinci on Turkey’s role in ending an era of dependence on Russian gas

The US official and Turkish official spoke at the Regional Conference on Clean and Secure Energy about the role Turkey has played in reducing reliance on Russian gas—and the role it can play in reducing dependency on Chinese clean-energy tech.

A sea of opportunities: Exploring cooperation between Turkey and the West in the Black Sea

By Atlantic Council Turkey Programs

In the political sphere, the interests of Turkey and the West in the Black Sea largely overlap.

A sea of opportunities: Introduction

By Yevgeniya Gaber

Turkey and Western countries need to explore the prospects for enhanced cooperation in the Black Sea region to achieve results together that neither could accomplish alone.

Part 1. Political and diplomatic dialogue: Challenges and opportunities for Black Sea cooperation between Turkey and the West in the post-2022 environment

By Maryna Vorotnyuk

Turkey and the West should explore avenues of cooperation and fostering a more cooperative engagement culture.