An opening ceremony of Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP)-Europe connection kicks off in Turkey's Edirne with the attendance of President
An opening ceremony of Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP)-Europe connection kicks off in Turkey’s Edirne with the attendance of President Erdoğan and Azerbaijani counterpart Aliyev.
The legal framework for the TANAP project was established in 2012. The final investment decision on the project was adopted on Dec. 17, 2013. The construction work began in 2015 following a groundbreaking ceremony in Kars attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
The first phase of TANAP from the Turkish-Georgian border to Eskişehir was completed in June 2018. Its opening ceremony was held on June 12, 2018 and attended by the leaders of the two countries.
Transportation of the first commercial gas to Turkey began on June 30, 2018. The second phase of the project from Eskişehir to the Turkish-Greek border was successfully completed at the end of June 2019.