Erdogan: Turkmen gas to be transported to Türkiye via bottom of Caspian Sea in 5 years

Türkiye will import natural gas from Turkmenistan through pipelines at the bottom of the Caspian Sea after five years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the Istanbul Natural Resources Summit, Report informs.

"Since March of this year, we have been supplying Turkmenistan gas to Türkiye through Iranian territory," the Turkish President emphasized.

Erdogan added that 250 million cubic meters of natural gas have been transported via this route so far: "By the end of the year, its volume is expected to reach 1.3 billion cubic meters."