STAR Refinery officially opens in western Turkey
19.10.2018

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 19 : President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L) attend the opening ceremony of the SOCAR’s STAR Refinery Project in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 19, 2018. Turkey's biggest oil refinery, STAR, officially opened on Friday in the western coastal province of Izmir with the attendance of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev as well as other top officials from both countries. STAR is the Azerbaijani oil company SOCAR Turkey's biggest investment in the country at a cost of $6.3 billion. ( Mahmut Serdar Alakuş - Anadolu Agency )

STAR Refinery officially opens in western Turkey
Fotoğraf: Mahmut Serdar Alakuş

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 19 : President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the SOCAR’s STAR Refinery Project in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 19, 2018. Turkey's biggest oil refinery, STAR, officially opened on Friday in the western coastal province of Izmir with the attendance of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev as well as other top officials from both countries. STAR is the Azerbaijani oil company SOCAR Turkey's biggest investment in the country at a cost of $6.3 billion. ( Mahmut Serdar Alakuş - Anadolu Agency )

STAR Refinery officially opens in western Turkey
Fotoğraf: Mahmut Serdar Alakuş

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 19 : Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the SOCAR’s STAR Refinery Project in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 19, 2018. Turkey's biggest oil refinery, STAR, officially opened on Friday in the western coastal province of Izmir with the attendance of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev as well as other top officials from both countries. STAR is the Azerbaijani oil company SOCAR Turkey's biggest investment in the country at a cost of $6.3 billion. ( Mahmut Serdar Alakuş - Anadolu Agency )

STAR Refinery officially opens in western Turkey
Fotoğraf: Mahmut Serdar Alakuş

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 19 : Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the SOCAR’s STAR Refinery Project in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 19, 2018. Turkey's biggest oil refinery, STAR, officially opened on Friday in the western coastal province of Izmir with the attendance of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev as well as other top officials from both countries. STAR is the Azerbaijani oil company SOCAR Turkey's biggest investment in the country at a cost of $6.3 billion. ( Mahmut Serdar Alakuş - Anadolu Agency )

STAR Refinery officially opens in western Turkey
Fotoğraf: Kayhan Özer

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 19 : President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Turkish Grand National Assembly Speaker Binali Yildirim, Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez, Technology and Industry Minister of Turkey Mustafa Varank and Agriculture and Forestry Minister of Turkey Bekir Pakdemirli attend the opening ceremony of the SOCAR’s STAR Refinery Project in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 19, 2018. Turkey's biggest oil refinery, STAR, officially opened on Friday in the western coastal province of Izmir with the attendance of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev as well as other top officials from both countries. STAR is the Azerbaijani oil company SOCAR Turkey's biggest investment in the country at a cost of $6.3 billion. ( Kayhan Özer - Anadolu Agency )

STAR Refinery officially opens in western Turkey
Fotoğraf: Kayhan Özer

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 19 : President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L) attend the opening ceremony of the SOCAR’s STAR Refinery Project in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 19, 2018. Turkey's biggest oil refinery, STAR, officially opened on Friday in the western coastal province of Izmir with the attendance of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev as well as other top officials from both countries. STAR is the Azerbaijani oil company SOCAR Turkey's biggest investment in the country at a cost of $6.3 billion. ( Kayhan Özer - Anadolu Agency )

STAR Refinery officially opens in western Turkey
Fotoğraf: Kayhan Özer

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 19 : President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the opening ceremony of the SOCAR’s STAR Refinery Project in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 19, 2018. Turkey's biggest oil refinery, STAR, officially opened on Friday in the western coastal province of Izmir with the attendance of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev as well as other top officials from both countries. STAR is the Azerbaijani oil company SOCAR Turkey's biggest investment in the country at a cost of $6.3 billion. ( Kayhan Özer - Anadolu Agency )

STAR Refinery officially opens in western Turkey
Fotoğraf: Cem Öksüz

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 19 : President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) attends the opening ceremony of the SOCAR’s STAR Refinery Project in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 19, 2018. Turkey's biggest oil refinery, STAR, officially opened on Friday in the western coastal province of Izmir with the attendance of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev as well as other top officials from both countries. STAR is the Azerbaijani oil company SOCAR Turkey's biggest investment in the country at a cost of $6.3 billion. ( Cem Öksüz - Anadolu Agency )

STAR Refinery officially opens in western Turkey
Fotoğraf: Emin Mengüarslan

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 19 : President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (R) and Turkish Grand National Assembly Speaker (GNAT), Binali Yildirim (L) visit the plant ahead of the opening of the SOCAR’s STAR Refinery Project in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 19, 2018. Turkey's biggest oil refinery, STAR, officially opened on Friday in the western coastal province of Izmir with the attendance of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev as well as other top officials from both countries. STAR is the Azerbaijani oil company SOCAR Turkey's biggest investment in the country at a cost of $6.3 billion. ( Emin Mengüarslan - Anadolu Agency )

Opening Ceremony of SOCAR Star Refinery in Izmir
Fotoğraf: Kayhan Özer

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 11 : President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L) attend the opening ceremony of SOCAR’s STAR Refinery in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 11, 2018. After 7 years of construction time the opening of the STAR oil refinery, owned by the Azerbaijani State Oil Company SOCAR, is taking place. Project covers an area of 2,860 decares, including three piers and 20 different production plants, as big as the industrial zone in the city. ( Kayhan Özer - Anadolu Agency )

Opening Ceremony of SOCAR Star Refinery in Izmir
Fotoğraf: Kayhan Özer

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 11 : President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (rear C) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (rear C-L) attend the opening ceremony of SOCAR’s STAR Refinery in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 11, 2018. After 7 years of construction time the opening of the STAR oil refinery, owned by the Azerbaijani State Oil Company SOCAR, is taking place. Project covers an area of 2,860 decares, including three piers and 20 different production plants, as big as the industrial zone in the city. ( Kayhan Özer - Anadolu Agency )

Opening Ceremony of SOCAR Star Refinery in Izmir
Fotoğraf: Kayhan Özer

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 11 : President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (3rd L) attend the opening ceremony of SOCAR’s STAR Refinery in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 11, 2018. After 7 years of construction time the opening of the STAR oil refinery, owned by the Azerbaijani State Oil Company SOCAR, is taking place. Project covers an area of 2,860 decares, including three piers and 20 different production plants, as big as the industrial zone in the city. ( Kayhan Özer - Anadolu Agency )

Opening Ceremony of SOCAR Star Refinery in Izmir
Fotoğraf: Kayhan Özer

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 11 : President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (R) attend the opening ceremony of SOCAR’s STAR Refinery in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 11, 2018. After 7 years of construction time the opening of the STAR oil refinery, owned by the Azerbaijani State Oil Company SOCAR, is taking place. Project covers an area of 2,860 decares, including three piers and 20 different production plants, as big as the industrial zone in the city. ( Kayhan Özer - Anadolu Agency )

STAR Refinery Project ready for opening
Fotoğraf: Emin Mengüarslan

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 11 : An aerial view of SOCAR’s STAR Refinery Project in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 11, 2018. After 7 years of construction time the opening of the STAR oil refinery, owned by the Azerbaijani State Oil Company SOCAR, is scheduled for October 19. Project covers an area of 2,860 decares, including three piers and 20 different production plants, as big as the industrial zone in the city. ( Emin Mengüarslan - Anadolu Agency )

STAR Refinery Project ready for opening
Fotoğraf: Emin Mengüarslan

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 11 : An aerial view of SOCAR’s STAR Refinery Project in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 11, 2018. After 7 years of construction time the opening of the STAR oil refinery, owned by the Azerbaijani State Oil Company SOCAR, is scheduled for October 19. Project covers an area of 2,860 decares, including three piers and 20 different production plants, as big as the industrial zone in the city. ( Emin Mengüarslan - Anadolu Agency )

STAR Refinery Project ready for opening
Fotoğraf: Emin Mengüarslan

IZMIR, TURKEY - OCTOBER 11 : A view of SOCAR’s STAR Refinery Project in Aliaga district of Izmir, Turkey on October 11, 2018. After 7 years of construction time the opening of the STAR oil refinery, owned by the Azerbaijani State Oil Company SOCAR, is scheduled for October 19. Project covers an area of 2,860 decares, including three piers and 20 different production plants, as big as the industrial zone in the city. ( Emin Mengüarslan - Anadolu Agency )

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