Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) meets Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, on October 13, 2022. (Photo: AFP/VNA)

Last Saturday, the Kremlin said Putin and Erdogan discussed the successful implementation of joint strategic projects in the energy sector during a phone call, including the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant.

Inaugurated in 2018, the 20-billion-USD project will allow Turkey to join the small club of nations with civil nuclear energy.