Turkey pushes ahead with deep-drill expansion and a four-nation green power corridor

In preparation for the upcoming COP31 conference in Antalya, Turkish officials disclosed a rapid rollout of deep-drilling activities aimed at exploiting vast underground resources and strengthening Turkey’s position as a regional energy hub. Minister Alparslan Bayraktar detailed a multi-partner scheme that will convey electricity from Azerbaijan—particularly through the Nakhchivan enclave—into Turkey, and then onward to Europe via a land corridor involving Georgia and Bulgaria, complemented by a submarine cable across the Black Sea.

The initiative enjoys strong backing from Brussels and is presented as a cornerstone of a new green-energy architecture for the region. Romania, however, was explicitly mentioned as not being included in the planned routes, highlighting a potential shift in its energy-trade relationships.