Turkey's Petroleum Pipeline Corporation BOTAS, Turkey's main natural gas importer, imported 21.7 billion cubic meters of gas between January-July 2016, the company announced on Friday.
According to BOTAS' website, the corporation imported 41.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2015 out of Turkey's total imports of 48.4 billion cubic meters.
Expectations for Turkey's gas imports for 2016 in total, taking into account the previous warm winter, should be around 46 bcm, although Turkish energy market watchdog EMRA estimates 49.5 billion cubic meters.
By Murat Temizer
Anadolu Agency
murat.temizer@aa.com.tr