Turkey Opens Gas Link With Bulgaria to Blunt Russian Dominance

An LNG vessel in Tekirdag, Turkey, on April 12.
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By Patrick Sykes

April 12, 2023 at 1:27 PM UTC

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Turkey shipped its first cargo of natural gas to neighboring Bulgaria as part of a deal to diversify southeast Europe’s supply mix away from Russia and boost Ankara’s credentials as a hub for the fuel.