“In light of recent geopolitical changes in the region, SOCAR Turkey and its group of companies have been targeted by certain provocateurs both on social media and physically for some time. These provocative groups continue to post inflammatory messages on social media, making baseless accusations that we are selling oil to Israel, and have carried out attacks on the company’s building, endangering the safety of our employees. The continuation of these provocative actions, which occurred at our headquarters in Istanbul on March 12, May 29 and 31, and June 2, as well as at our ‘Bursagaz’ office in Bursa on May 24, poses a threat to the lives of our employees.
Our parent company, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), conducts all its activities within the framework of international business contracts according to the concept we have adopted. In this context, claims that SOCAR is currently selling oil to Israel are unfounded and are deliberately used to confuse the public. The global oil market has its own characteristics, and crude oil producers sell their products through trading companies or with the help of these companies. Suppliers do not have the ability to control or interfere with where crude oil is sent and how it is used. In this context, SOCAR, like other oil companies, trades its products through relevant trading companies within the framework of commercial relationships,” the company said in a statement.
