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Iran’s gas exports to Turkey jump 3.5-fold to nearly 1 bcm in early 2026
The European Commission’s statistics center reported that Iran exported 930 million cubic meters of gas to Turkey in January and February 2026, marking a 3.5-fold increase compared with the same period a year earlier. Iran had exported more than 270 million cubic meters of gas to Turkey in the first two months of 2025.
Iran’s total gas exports to Turkey reached 8.17 billion cubic meters in 2025, up 16% from the previous year.
The gas agreement with Iran, due to expire in July, provides for delivery of 9.6 billion cubic meters of gas a year, but actual flows have often fallen short.
Turkey's Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has recently said that Ankara wants to extend its natural gas supply contract with Iran, but noted that negotiations have not yet begun due to the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States, which is currently under a ceasefire. Turkey imported 7.6 billion cubic meters of gas from Iran last year, accounting for 13% of its total gas imports, according to Reuters.