Turkey replaces Russian oil and diesel imports from US as wars reverberate

Turkey replaces Russian oil and diesel imports from US as wars reverberate MEE staff on Wed, 09/02/2026 - 18:18 Turkey is importing more oil from the US, even after it extended a natural gas deal with Russia People queue at a petrol station in Istanbul on 6 March 2026 as fears have grown of a possible inflationary wave as war in the Middle East sends energy prices shooting upwards (Yasin Akgul/AFP) Off Turkey is turning to the United States for crude oil and…