by Lale Sariibrahimoglu, Eurasia Daily Monitor, USA - Turkey, located in the middle of the East-West energy corridor, and natural-gas-rich Turkmenistan have recently improved their relations after almost seven years without any high-level dialogue. This development has raised hopes for the revitalization of the long stalled, U.S.-backed Trans-Caspian pipeline (TCP) project aimed at carrying Turkmen gas to Europe via Turkey – and bypassing Russia.