Using the excuse of cold weather in their own country, Iranian officials have drastically reduced shipments of natural gas shipment to Turkey, cutting supplies from 26 million cubic meters to six million cubic metres. Officials in Tehran have refused to answer calls from the Turkish natural gas officials to discuss the shortfall.
Added to the reduction in supplies from Iran, there has also been a drop in the amount of Russian natural gas being shipped through Ukraine.

While slightly increasing the amount of gas it ships to Turkey through a pipeline laid beneath the Black Sea, Russia has said this increase can only be gradual as it would not like to risk pushing the capacity of the undersea pipeline. The increase being pumped through the Blue Stream pipeline is minimal and is not able to cover Turkey’s requirements.

Officials of Turkish pipeline authority BOTAS are working to ensure supplies to private homes but concede that gas used by power stations may be reduced.
The Energy Ministry has sent a written complaint to Ukraine over the decrease in the natural gas shipments.