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- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced plans to expand nuclear cooperation with Russia for new plants.
- Erdogan made the announcement while meeting President Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation summit in Kyrgyzstan.
- Erdogan said the Akkuyu plant, now in its final stage, will supply about 10% of Turkey’s electricity.
- Turkey imports 70% of its energy, with UN data showing 2023 Russian imports totalled $42.37 billion, $29.8 billion in energy.
