The claim
“Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed a roughly $2 billion agreement on February 20 in Istanbul to construct two solar power plants, and Turkey's AKP government submitted a bill to parliament seeking approval of this agreement.”
Our verdict
Misleading
Multiple sources confirm a roughly $2 billion agreement between Turkey and Saudi Arabia for solar plants and that the AKP government submitted a bill for parliamentary approval, but they disagree on the signing location—TurkishMinute states it was signed in Istanbul on February 20, while invest.gov.tr indicates the agreement was signed in Riyadh.
What we found
This contradiction prevents a fully true rating.
The evidence
1 of 2 sources contradict the claim; none support it.
- Background
TurkishMinute reports the agreement was signed at a waterfront palace on the Bosporus Strait in İstanbul on Friday (Feb 20) and valued at about $2 billion, with ACWA Power to build two 1,000 MW plants in Sivas and Karaman Taşeli.
turkishminute.com· TurkishMinute report - Contradicts the claim
Invest.gov.tr states the agreement was signed in Riyadh by Turkey's Energy Minister and Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister, worth approximately USD 2 billion, focusing on solar and wind projects.
invest.gov.tr· Invest.gov.tr report
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