Turkey Considers Sharing Nuclear Power with Greece Amid Improved Relations

President Erdogan's visit to Greece results in multiple cooperation deals and a roadmap for future consultations, marking a significant step towards resolving longstanding disputes.

• Turkey is considering allowing Greece to benefit from a nuclear power plant it plans to build near its Black Sea coast.
• During Erdogan’s visit to Greece, the two countries signed more than a dozen cooperation deals on trade, energy and education and announced a roadmap for future high-level consultations aimed at avoiding crises.
• Erdogan believes that a fair sharing of the natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean is possible as long as a roadmap is worked out and provocations are avoided.
• Longstanding disputes have led Athens and Ankara to the brink of war three times in the past 50 years, with the latest flare-up occurring in 2020 over maritime boundaries and exploration rights for resources.
• Erdogan's visit to Greece is seen as a significant step towards mending the troubled ties between the two countries.

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