A total of 1.1971 billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani natural gas was exported to Syria via Turkiye between January and September this year.

Axar.az informs, citing Repоrt, this was stated in a report by Turkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (Enerji Piyasası Düzenleme Kurumu – EPDK).

This figure accounted for 66.93% of Turkiye's total natural gas exports.

In September this year, Turkiye exported a total of 157 million cubic meters of natural gas to Syria, up 55.92% compared to the same period last year. In September, this volume accounted for 60.48% of Turkiye's total gas exports.

It should be noted that exports of Azerbaijani gas to Syria via Turkiye began on August 2, 2025.

Overall, Turkiye exported 1.78851 billion cubic meters of natural gas during the first nine months of this year, up 15.4% compared to the same period last year. In September alone, total natural gas exports amounted to 259.57 million cubic meters, an increase of 11.67% compared to the same month in 2025.

During the reporting period, 1.1971 billion cubic meters (66.93%) of the natural gas exported from Turkiye was delivered to Syria, 535.94 million cubic meters (29.97%) to Bulgaria, 0.75 million cubic meters (0.04%) to North Macedonia, and 54.73 million cubic meters (3.06%) to Hungary.

In September, 157 million cubic meters (60.48%) of exported natural gas was delivered to Syria, 71.38 million cubic meters (27.5%) to Bulgaria, and 31.18 million cubic meters (12.01%) to Hungary.

It should also be noted that Turkiye imported a total of 39.21328 billion cubic meters of natural gas between January and September this year, down 4.72% compared to the same nine-month period in 2025.

In September, Turkiye imported 2.68529 billion cubic meters of natural gas, a decrease of 25.52% compared to the same period last year.

According to a report by the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, between January and September this year, Azerbaijan exported 15,829,589.9 tonnes of crude oil and petroleum products obtained from bituminous rocks, worth $10,103,482,510.

It should be noted that on July 12, 2025, during the working visit of Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa to Azerbaijan, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and the government of the Syrian Arab Republic.

The first phase of the project envisages the annual supply of 1.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Syria. The gas will be transported through the Turkish city of Kilis to power plants in Aleppo and Homs, where it will be used to generate electricity. The project aims to achieve an electricity generation capacity of 1,200–1,300 megawatts.