Türkiye is set to receive Russian diesel under a U.S.-backed agreement, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Sunday, as Ankara pushes ahead with plans to boost domestic gas production and reduce its reliance on imported energy.
In televised remarks, Bayraktar said Ankara had secured access to a portion of Russian diesel supplies destined for global markets following talks linked to an agreement between Washington and Moscow.
“Through the talks we held, we will take some of that diesel to Türkiye,” Bayraktar said, without specifying quantities, delivery schedules or financial terms.
The agreement has drawn criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European officials and some Republican lawmakers in Washington over concerns that it could generate additional energy revenue for Russia.
Türkiye, a NATO member that maintains economic and diplomatic ties with Moscow, remains heavily dependent on imported energy, particularly from Russia.
Ankara has sought to diversify its energy sources through deals with the U.S. and other partners while expanding domestic production.
Bayraktar also outlined plans to expand natural gas production at Türkiye's Sakarya field, roughly 170 kilometres off the northern province of Zonguldak in the Black Sea.
On Saturday, Türkiye dispatched its first floating gas-production platform, Osman Gazi, to the field, where it is expected to more than double daily output from 9.5 million to 20 million cubic metres.
A second, larger platform is expected to begin operations in the first quarter of 2028, adding a further 25 million cubic metres to daily production.
Together, the two platforms are expected to bring daily output to 45 million cubic metres, enough to meet the gas needs of three-quarters of Turkish households, according to Bayraktar.
Türkiye discovered the Sakarya field in 2020 and began supplying domestically produced Black Sea gas in 2023, marking a major step towards reducing its dependence on imports.
Despite those efforts, the country consumed approximately 59 billion cubic metres of natural gas last year, compared with domestic production of just 3.1 billion cubic metres.
Bayraktar also said planned hydrocarbon exploration off the coast of Pakistan had been pushed back by several months because of the ongoing regional conflict, highlighting the challenges geopolitical tensions pose to Ankara's wider energy ambitions.
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