Turkey cuts Iranian oil imports in April

Turkey's cut its crude oil imports from Iran steeply in April from unusually high levels in March but its purchases were still close to last year's average, meaning Ankara has yet to slash buying to the extent sought by Washington, data from shipping sources showed.

Turkey said on March 30 that it would cut imports of oil from Iran by 20 percent from last year's quantities, ceding to U.S. pressure to reduce purchases. (Reuters)