Türkiye revises up reserves in offshore gas fields: minister

STORY: Türkiye revises up reserves in offshore gas fields: minister DATELINE: Dec. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ENERGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the offshore gas fields STORYLINE: Türkiye has revised up its natural gas recoverable reserves in the Sakarya gas field off the Black Sea coast after a re-evaluation work in the existing wells and a new discovery in the field, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez said on Tuesday. The total amount of recoverable reserves in this field is now calculated to be 710 billion cubic meters. Turkish announcement for boosting gas reserves comes at a critical time amid efforts to diversify away from its dependence on oil and gas imports. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

U.S. plans to use NATO for its own purposes: Turkish analyst

STORY: U.S. plans to use NATO for its own purposes: Turkish analyst DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:28 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of NATO holding meetings 2. various of streets of America 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish):TURKER ERTURK, Security analyst and retired admiral STORYLINE: A leading Turkish security analyst has said that the U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is expected to go through self-assessment in the upcoming period given the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. During a recent Xinhua interview, Turker Erturk, also a retired admiral, said that this re-evaluation process will be related to the fact that the U.S. has used and will use this alliance for its own interests, and it sees itself in a superior position to other member countries. Erturk said NATO was a defense alliance established against the threat of the Soviet Union. SOUNDBITE (Turkish):TURKER ERTURK, Security analyst and retired admiral "But the Soviet Union collapsed, and t