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Turkey’s alternative energy potential is huge, but it remains locked – at least so far. Earlier this month, Ankara hosted the International Energy Congress on Renewable Energy where the Turkish energy sector was the main discussion point. The congress attracted a record number of participants from public and private sectors, including the Turkish Minister of Energy and members of the country’s Parliament. It was once more observed that the potential of investments in Turkey is by far exceeding

To torment and tease those of us – and by “those of us” here, i mean “every Euroball fan” – who can’t wait for the Euroleague, Eurocup, and FIBA EuroChallenge championship draws set for Wednesday at 1pm CET, FIBA Europe and Euroleague yesterday released the names of the participating clubs in the three competitions. And now, the list! (But first, a quick primer brought to you by FIBA Europe: • The Euroleague regular season will feature 24 teams. Twenty-two teams qualify directly into

Ankara’s reluctance to provide fair transit for Azerbaijani gas, and its apparent choice of strategic partnership with Russia, could also result in Turkmenistan’s continued isolation from Europe - not to mention Turkey’s. Content Participants in the Caspian oil and gas forum, just held in Baku, confirmed that Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has reverted to obstruction of the Nabucco project for Caspian gas to Europe. The government in Ankara seemed to have adopted a mo