ANKARA -- Turkey needs to draw more of its energy from local sources, secure stable supplies and increase market predictability, the country's deputy energy and natural resources minister told Nikkei Asia in a recent interview.
The approach outlined by the deputy minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, comes as Turkey grew more dependent on Russian gas in 2021. This reversed a long decline during which Russia's share of Ankara's natural gas imports dropped to 33% in 2019 and 2020 from more than 60% in 2005.
