Turkey has stepped up its efforts to assert control over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, which contains sizeable reserves of natural gas. On January 16, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara intended to start issuing exploration licenses covering the parts of the seabed it has claimed as its own.
Posted by Jennifer Delay Iacullo
Jennifer DeLay Iacullo is a freelance writer specializing in global oil, gas, and power engineering topics. She has covered the energy industry of the former Soviet Union, China, Africa, Latin America and North America for more than 20 years. She lives in Atlanta with her family.
