Turkey made an unusual proposal to NATO this week: the establishment of a new military fuel pipeline connecting Turkey to the eastern flank of the alliance through Bulgaria and Romania.
According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, the goal is to strengthen the energy supply security of NATO countries in Eastern Europe while reducing dependence on maritime fuel transport against the backdrop of the Hormuz crisis.
The cost of the military fuel pipeline is about $1.2 billion, running from Turkey to Romania via Bulgaria. Turkey emphasizes that the route could reduce dependence on maritime transport and that its cost is expected to be much lower than alternatives through Greece or Central Europe.
In the background is also the fact that Turkey has operated its own infrastructure for decades intended to supply fuel to Turkish forces and NATO reinforcement forces.
