New Delhi, May 8 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Thursday that Ankara intends to significantly deepen its strategic partnership with Algeria in energy, mining, renewable infrastructure, and defense cooperation as instability across the Middle East continues to rattle global energy markets.

Speaking during Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's official visit to Ankara, Erdogan said the regional crisis triggered by Israel's military escalation has intensified pressure on oil and gas markets, accelerating the need for independent regional partnerships outside traditional Western-controlled structures.

"The war in our region, instigated by Israel, continues to negatively affect primarily energy markets," Erdogan said...