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Black Sea bonanza: Turkey betting on Sakarya field for gas firepower

President Erdogan sees new discovery in Black Sea as key to country's gas supply security and leverage in securing favourable sales terms

Exploration success: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves as the drilling vessel Fatih departs for the Black Sea during a ceremony in Istanbul in late May.
Exploration success: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves as the drilling vessel Fatih departs for the Black Sea during a ceremony in Istanbul in late May.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
  • Nassir Shirkhani
Istanbul
TurkeyBlack SeaSakaryaEast MediterraneanEurope
Published 10 September 2020, 07:08Updated 11 September 2020, 10:17