A Retrospective Assessment of Türkiye’s Recent Energy Policy in Terms of Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation

Hasan Hüseyin Miraç Gül (), Hakan Ercan, Bülent Akınoğlu () and Şenay Açıkgöz
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Hasan Hüseyin Miraç Gül: Sigun Ekolojik Danışmanlık Ltd. Şti., Ankara 06815, Türkiye
Hakan Ercan: Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06800, Türkiye
Bülent Akınoğlu: Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06800, Türkiye
Şenay Açıkgöz: Department of Econometrics, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Ankara 06570, Türkiye

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: Countries prioritize secure and cheap energy over clean energy in their energy policies, and Türkiye is no different. The Strategy Plan 2015–2019 of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources emphasizes the exploitation of domestic coal for energy security, while Türkiye intends to curb its emissions by 41% by 2030. These two targets contradict in terms of climate change mitigation. In retrospect, this study aims to determine the role of coal, wind, and solar power in energy policy-making through scenario analyses. The results indicate that if Türkiye continued its pre-2020 energy policy, its use of domestic coal would be important for energy security. On the other hand, both wind and solar have the capacity to contribute to the country’s efforts towards energy security and climate change mitigation.

Keywords: Türkiye; energy policy; energy security; climate change mitigation; electricity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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