Turkey Unveils 1st Nuclear Power Plant; Putin Hails ‘Multifaceted Partnership’

Turkey Unveils 1st Nuclear Power Plant; Putin Hails ‘Multifaceted Partnership’
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on February 14, 2019. (Photo by Sergei CHIRIKOV / POOL / AFP) Photo by SERGEI CHIRIKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Adam Morrow
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Turkey has formally inaugurated its first nuclear power plant, which was financed by Russia and built by Rosatom, a Russian state-owned nuclear energy company.

“Turkey has joined the club of nuclear energy-producing nations–albeit after a 60-year delay,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at an April 27 inauguration ceremony, which he addressed via video link.