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Patrick Sykes
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Energy and Middle East news at Bloomberg in Istanbul.

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In Turkey, it's an expensive headache for the specialist ships involved in Black Sea gas production, a precision engineering project in which every centimeter maters.

To counter jamming, it's had to buy military-grade anti-jamming gear, but it's expensive and isn't immune
June 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The number of false signals due to so-called jamming has exploded in regions of tension like the Black Sea, Baltic Sea and Persian Gulf
June 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Turkey’s Gama Enerji received a non-binding bid of $225-$250 million from Socar’s local unit for the 870MW Ic Anadolu facility, people with knowledge of the matter said
May 6, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Our story from last month:

Turkey — one of the world’s biggest egg shippers — introduced a tax on exports to help control domestic prices, as bird flu outbreaks squeeze supply on the global market.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Major Egg Shipper Turkey to Tax Exports as US Snaps Up Supply
Turkey — one of the world’s biggest egg shippers — introduced a tax on exports to help control domestic prices, as bird flu outbreaks squeeze supply on the global market.
www.bloomberg.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
It's also investing in sea drones, or unmanned surface vehicles, which are set to shake up combat at sea just as they have in the air.

Janes expects the global market USV market to be worth ~$7.8b by 2032

(Video from Turkish Navy)
January 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Turkey's spending more on defense than ever before, but it's also exporting its homegrown products around the world, with naval systems on order everywhere from Pakistan to Portugal

That brings in welcome cash, but also independence from foreign suppliers
January 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
It's a timely bet amid heightened maritime tensions, from the Houthis in Yemen, to Russia-Ukraine in the Black Sea and underwater sabotage in the Baltic
January 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM