The construction of pipeline started in 1996 after signing a gas deal between Turkish and Iranian governments.
The Iran-Turkey pipeline has allegedly been blown up several times by PKK fighters.
[2] The supply was cut off again in February 2008 because of bad weather conditions.
[3] The Turkish section, operated by BOTAŞ, cost US$600 million.
[5] Negotiations are in progress to renew the current 25 year contract,[6] for nearly 10 bcm per year,[7] which expires end-2025 according to the Middle East Economic Survey[8] (or end-July 2026 according to the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies[9]: 22 ).