Israel and Turkey finally agree water transfer deal

A year from now, the first drop of Turkish water will flow through Israel’s National Water Carrier, following three years of negotiations and procrastination which have marred, and even jeopardised, the strong economic ties between the two countries.

The turning point appears to have been an announcement by the Turks that cancelling the deal, after they had already invested $150 million to facilitate the transfer of water from the Manavgat river in Antalya to a
collection point on the Mediterranean Sea, “would cost Israel very dearly”.

In a statement, Turkey’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Zaki ...

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