TURKEY AND RUSSIA

17 NOVEMBER,2005 , EURACTIV :
QUOTE : “.....For centuries, Turkey and Russia have been rivals for
regional supremacy. Recently, the two countries have realised that friendly
relations are in the interest of them both. Accordingly, co-operation rather
than rivalry appears to dominate their ties. This development has been
welcome by the EU, which sees these countries as the two largest
imponderables on the European horizon......
The general understanding is that Russia is a European country while Turkey
belongs to Asia, despite the fact that the two vast countries both span the
continents of Europe and Asia (although they no longer share a border). The reason
for the above distinction is that in both countries the majority of the population as
well as the capital city are located on the continent where they are respectively
assigned......”. UNQUOTE.

http://
www.euractiv.com/en/foreign-affairs/turkey-russia-relations/article-1340
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 RUSSIA-Turkey Blue Stream Natural Gas
Pipeline
 17 NOVEMBER,2005 , EURACTIV :

 QUOTE : “.... In December 2004, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a visit to
Moscow before Russian President Vladimir Putin reciprocated with a trip to Ankara in January
2005. In November 2005, Putin attended the inauguration of a jointly constructed Blue Stream
natural gas pipeline in Turkey. This sequence of top-level visits has brought several important
bilateral issues to the forefront....
 ... Turkish companies are present in significant numbers in Russia’s construction, retail and brewing

industries. Russia’s investment in Turkey is worth $350 million while Turkey’s investment in Russia
totals $1.5 billion.
 The two countries consider it their strategic goal to achieve "multidimensional co-operation",

especially in the fields of energy, transport and the military. Specifically, Russia aims to invest in
Turkey’s fuel and energy industries, and it also expects to participate in tenders for the
modernisation of Turkey’s military.
 In the strategic energy sector, the two countries are in agreement to implement large-scale projects,

some of which compare with the Blue Stream gas pipeline, which was officially inaugurated in
November 2005. Among other developments, Russia will increase gas supplies to Turkey and will
allow Russian companies to engage in gas distribution in Turkish territory. Talks are also underway
on ways to increase Russian electricity deliveries to Turkey.....UNQUOTE.

 http://www.euractiv.com/en/foreign-affairs/turkey-russia-relations/article-134083
 “...In Defense of Turkish values...”
 BBC NEWS 14TH JULY,2008 : QUOTE : “.... A top Turkish prosecutor has brought
charges against 86 people allegedly involved in a coup plot.

Aykut Cengiz Engin said those charged included leading figures from the army,
business and the secular press.

The charges follow speculation about a shadowy group of hardline nationalists

determined to act in what they see as defence of Turkey's secular values.

Tensions have been rising in Turkey amid efforts to close the ruling party over
alleged anti-secular activities.

The Constitutional Court is considering a case against the AK Party, in which it is

accused of aiming to introduce Sharia law in Turkey, in contravention of the strictly
secular constitution.

The Turkish prime minister and president - both AKP members - are named in that
case and could be barred from office. They and the party reject the charges, which
they say are part of a campaign against the party....* UNQUOTE.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7504900.stm
 “...Turkey’s Ruling Party On Trial ?...”

 28TH JULY,2008 , BBC NEWS :

 “..... QUOTE : Q&A: Turkey's ruling party on

trial
 Turkey's governing AK Party is standing trial
for anti-secular activities, accused of trying to
turn the country into an Islamic state by
stealth.....”.UNQUOTE.
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7
490653.stm
Russian President and Turkish Prime Minister to
discuss Key International Issues

 QUOTE : “... Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, due to arrive
in Moscow shortly on a working visit, will start talks on the
promotion of bilateral economic cooperation later today.
 The parties to the talks will also discuss in detail some key
international problems, including the situation in North
Africa and the Middle East. The talks will be held as part of a
working dinner .
 The two leaders will hold a second meeting of the Russian-
Turkish Top-Level Cooperation Council on Wednesday.....”.
UNQUOTE.

 http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/03/15/47417334.html
 “..Russia and Turkey to increase their
trade turnover....”
 THE VOICE OF RUSSIA , 16TH MARCH,2011 :

 QUOTE: “... Russia is the second biggest trading partner of Turkey, and Turkey is the seventh
biggest trading partner of Russia. At a summit in Moscow Wednesday, which coincided with a
session of a high-level bilateral cooperation council, the sides looked into possibilities to take their
economic partnership to even more impressive heights.
 We hear about this from President Dmitry Medvedev:
 "As strategic partners in all fields, Russia and Turkey are exploring ways to sharply increase their
trade turnover. In 2009, this amounted to almost 40 billion dollars. In the crisis year of 2010, to just 25
billion. But with the crisis behind, we can quickly ramp it up to 100 billion dollars a year."
 The major fields of Russian-Turkish cooperation are oil, gas, metals, construction,
telecommunications, farming, tourism and now also nuclear electricity generation. Russia is to build
the first nuclear station in Turkey, in Akkuyu close to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
 "The situation in Japan poses questions about the safety of nuclear plants. The answer is that a
nuclear plant can be safe, but only provided a safe location, a safe design and skilled operators of it. 
In fact, the modern nuclear industry can solve energy problems in a way that is highly economical
and environmentally-friendly into the bargain," said President Medvedev....”.UNQUOTE.

 http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/03/16/47525705.html
 Understanding Turkey’s Role in 2011
 17TH MARCH,2011, BENJAMIN HARVEY , BLOOMBERG ,QUOTE : “....
Christian Killings Probed in Turkey’s Ergenekon Case, AA Says

 The lead prosecutor in the investigation into alleged coup plots against Turkish
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is examining links to the 2007 killing of
Christians in Malatya, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.
 The former head of the military police in Malatya was detained on authority of a

search order from prosecutor Zekeriya Oz, Haberturk newspaper said without
specifying how it got the information. A soldier was also detained in the eastern
province of Siirt as Oz ordered raids in nine different provinces, Anatolia said.
 Malatya was the scene of the 2007 torture and killing of three people, including a

German national, who worked at a Christian book publisher. The attack is being
investigated as part of the widening probe into the alleged “Ergenekon” plan to
foment domestic chaos that would lead to an overthrow of Erdogan’s
government, Anatolia said.....”. UNQUOTE.

 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-17/christian-killings-probed-in-tur
key-s-ergenekon-case-aa-says.html
 “..Russia To Build Nuclear Station in
Akkuyu..”
 QUOTE : “... Russia is to build the first nuclear station in Turkey, in
Akkuyu close to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
 "The situation in Japan poses questions about the safety of nuclear plants.
The answer is that a nuclear plant can be safe, but only provided a safe
location, a safe design and skilled operators of it.  In fact, the modern
nuclear industry can solve energy problems in a way that is highly
economical and environmentally-friendly into the bargain," said President
Medvedev.
 The Fukushima reactors are from the 1970s, whereas the Akkuyu station
will employ cutting-edge technologies from the current century. This
supposes, among other things, highly reliable safety features. Turkish
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Akkuyu plant will be the
envy of the world, in everything that concerns peaceful nuclear energy.....”.
UNQUOTE.

 http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/03/16/47525705.html
 Russia, Turkey to Sign Bosphorus Bypass Oil
Pipe Deal
 BLOOMBERG ,SUGUST 4TH,2009 .By Ali Berat Meric and Stephen Bierman - August

Aug. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Russia will sign an accord with Turkey on building a pipeline for sending
Black Sea oil to the Mediterranean, bypassing congestion at the Bosphorus Straits as Bulgaria
may back out of a similar project.
 OAO Gazprom, Russia’s largest company, and Turkey’s Calik Holding AS will sign an accord
to build a pipeline between the northeastern port of Samsun and a terminal at Ceyhan on
Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko told reporters in
Ankara today before a visit by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin later this week.
 Increased oil output from the Caspian region as Kazakhstan’s Kashagan field plans to begin
output will add additional tanker shipments via the Black Sea. Tankers have been delayed as
much as a month in passing through the Bosphorus Straits because of weather and seasonal
conditions.
 Bulgaria is examining canceling or delaying energy projects as its budget deficit widens,
Deputy Prime Minister Simeon Djankov said in an interview with Bloomberg July 31. Russian
pipeline operator OAO Transneft is leading a project to build a 1 billion-euro ($1.4 billion) oil
link from the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Bourgas to the Greek port of Alexandroupolis on the
Aegean Sea.
 Gazprom Deputy Chief Executive Officer Alexander Medvedev in July last year said the
company’s liquids arm Gazprom Neft, would be interested in joining the Samsun-Ceyhan
pipeline project planned by Italy’s Eni SpA and Calik.
 Gazprom Neft is also a partner in the Bourgas- Alexandroupolis project.....”. UNQUOTE.


http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a3aTiKK5hNw8
Russia, Turkey to discuss Samsun-Ceyhan
pipeline Friday
 01/03/2011 RIANOVOSTI

 QUOTE : MOSCOW, March 1 (RIA Novosti) Russia and Turkey will discuss
energy cooperation and a draft agreement on the implementation of the Samsun-
Ceyhan oil pipeline on Friday, a member of a Russian-Turkish intergovernmental
commission said.
 The Samsun-Ceyhan pipeline is designed to carry 60-70 million tons of oil per year
from the Turkish port of Samsun on the Black Sea to a Mediterranean terminal in
Ceyhan to ease tanker traffic in the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles straits.
 Russia handed a new draft deal to the Turkish government in December, but it has
yet to be approved.
 Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said at the time that Russia and
Turkey hoped to agree on investment in the Samsun-Ceyhan project before mid-
March.
 http://en.rian.ru/business/20110301/162816272.html
 Turkey, Russia Sign Agreement on Oil Pipeline

 ANKARRA,RURKEY, MAY 2009 , ABC NEWS, MONEY

 QUOTE : “... Turkey and Russia signed agreements on Wednesday for the
construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant and the development of a
pipeline project to carry Russian oil from the Black Sea, through Turkey to
the Mediterranean.
 Turkey, a U.S. ally, served as NATO's foremost base during the Cold War,
but its relations with Moscow have rapidly developed since the fall of the
Soviet Union. Both countries have vowed to triple their bilateral trade
volume to around $100 billion in the next five years.
 The power plant construction, near Turkey's Mediterranean coastal town of
Akkuyu, is expected to take seven years, said Turkey's Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan, who oversaw the signing with visiting Russian President
Dmitry Medvedev......”.UNQUOTE.

 http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10625502
 GOG AND MAGOG
QUOTE : “...... 1And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
  2Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of
Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
  3And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief
prince of Meshech and Tubal:
  4And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth,
and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of
armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling
swords:
  5Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
  6Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his
bands: and many people with thee.
  7Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are
assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
  8After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the
land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people,
against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought
forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. ....” UNQUOTE.

 EZEKIEL 38 VERSE 1 TO 3