25.07.2025 14:00
The Disinformation Combat Center announced that the statements made by CHP Deputy Chairman Yavuzyılmaz regarding the Turkey-Iraq Crude Oil Pipeline Agreement and the related International Arbitration process are not accurate.
In a statement made on DMM's social media account, it was noted that Yavuzyılmaz's remarks regarding the Turkey-Iraq Crude Oil Pipeline Agreement and the related International Arbitration process are a disinformation that is far from technical and legal reality and misleading to the public.
The statement expressed that the claims "The agreement was canceled with the President's signature" and "No explanation was made to the Parliament" do not reflect the truth, and it was stated that the agreement in question came into force in 1973, was renewed in 2010, and has lost its relevance in the context of changing regional conditions and developments in energy markets.
A MORE COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY COOPERATION PROCESS HAS BEEN INITIATED
It was stated in the announcement that a more comprehensive energy cooperation process has been initiated between Turkey and Iraq, and that the President's decision regarding the termination of the existing agreement as of July 27, 2026, has been published in the Official Gazette. The following was recorded in the statement:
"Secondly, expressions such as 'Turkey has been fined 1.471 billion dollars' and 'The President must pay this amount with his assets' regarding the arbitration process are irresponsible and distort the truth. The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources shared the necessary explanations with the public immediately after the arbitration decision in 2023. In fact, the ICC Arbitration Tribunal based in Paris rejected 4 of Iraq's 5 requests, accepted most of Turkey's requests, and decided on mutual compensation due to the violations identified from both sides. The annulment case initiated by Turkey in Paris regarding the part of the arbitration decision that ruled compensation in favor of Iraq has not yet been concluded."
"THERE IS STILL NO FINALIZED COMPENSATION DECISION"
It was noted in the statement that the arbitration decision in question was understood to have been taken from the enforcement case file opened on October 4, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and that academic articles have even been written on the arbitration decision, which became public and accessible to everyone after the case was filed, thus the claims of "accessing a confidential document" do not reflect the truth.
In the enforcement case in Washington, it was recorded that Turkey and Iraq have made mutual compensation claims based on the arbitration decision, and the following expressions were included in the statement:
"This case has not yet been concluded. Therefore, there is still no finalized compensation decision. As a result, Yavuzyılmaz's statements are a smear campaign that ignores technical realities in a matter where legal processes have not been completed, disregards the amount of compensation ruled in favor of Turkey in the case, attempts to obscure Turkey's arguments, and seeks to sow discord between Turkey and Iraq. It is an irresponsible attitude on an international level for a prominent opposition figure to bring up news published over two years ago as if it happened today, trying to drag Turkey into a non-existent debate internationally and unjustly portraying it for political motives. It is of great importance for the public to be cautious against such misleading statements and to base their understanding on the explanations of official institutions.