Construction of the Turkish Stream pipeline, which envisages Russian gas supplies to Turkey and further to Europe, will have negative effect on the prospects of realization of Trans-Caspian gas pipeline, expert of the British University of Glasgow focusing on the Central Asia, Luca Anceschi believes.

Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has ratified an agreement with Ankara on the Turkish Stream gas pipeline

Board of Directors of Russia’s Gazprom has approved a loan worth 310 million euros to South Stream Transport B.V. to finance the construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline.

Construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline in the European territory depends on political choice of the EU

Ankara may use the TANAP project to strengthen Turkey’s position at the bargaining table with Russia’s Gazprom, says Bruce Pannier, US expert on Central Asia and energy issues.

The construction of the first branch of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, which will stretch through the bottom of the Black Sea to the coast of Turkey, is a matter of time, Sergey Pravosudov, director of the Russian National Energy Institute, told Trend.

The more Russia makes up its mind to implement the Turkish Stream gas pipeline construction project, the more this project causes disagreements in Turkey.