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Turkey–Northern Cyprus Gas Pipeline: What Has Been Announced
Turkey plans a subsea natural gas pipeline from Alanya, on its southern coast, to Northern Cyprus. This is what officials have said on the record as of October 2026, and what remains undisclosed.
Route and timeline
- Length and route: about 97 km of pipeline starting in Alanya. Turkish Cypriot public works minister Erhan Arıklı told the legislature on 2 June 2026 that it would land either at the Teknecik power station, east of Kyrenia, or at another site in the north.
- Engineering: Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said the goal was to finish engineering work in 2026. Reports say the state pipeline company BOTAŞ is carrying out the engineering studies.
- Operation: commissioning is targeted for 2028.
- Agreement: on 10 July 2026 Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot administration signed a memorandum of understanding on the project. Under it, the project covers transmission pipelines, receiving terminals and auxiliary facilities.
Purpose
The main stated aim is to supply gas to power plants in the north that now burn liquid fuel. The Teknecik plant runs on an imported low-sulphur fuel oil that Cyprus Mail describes as expensive. Gas would also have to reach Alanya: the town is not yet on Turkey’s gas grid, and work is under way to connect it to Mersin.
What is not yet known
- Cost: Arıklı put it at about $700 million. Turkish Minute reported that no projected cost was disclosed at the July signing.
- Capacity, financing and supply terms: not published, including which side bears the cost and on what terms gas would be sold to the north.
- Feasibility studies: whether environmental and commercial studies are complete has not been stated.
Officials have also floated a later second line that could carry eastern Mediterranean gas to Turkey. That depends on discoveries that have not been made.
Sources
Last reviewed: 24 October 2026