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Sponsored briefing: Notable developments in Turkey’s oil and gas policy

Sponsored briefing: Notable developments in Turkey’s oil and gas policy

Yazıcı’s Kerem Arıç explores three key areas of growth for the country’s energy sector

Due to its dependence on oil and natural gas imports, Turkey has been in need of structural changes in its energy sector. Although the share of natural gas in power generation was significantly reduced in 2019, the overall reliance on natural gas and oil imports creates major challenges both from a commercial and strategic perspective. To overcome these challenges and increase its energy security, the Turkish government made a fundamental decision to move from a role of investor to a role of policy maker and regulator. As a result, Turkey’s oil and gas policy has been mainly driven by the following ground rules:

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