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Country profile: Turkey
Location: | Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe), bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Georgia |
Climate: | temperate; hot, dry summers with mild, wet winters; harsher in interior |
Terrain: | high central plateau (Anatolia); narrow coastal plain; several mountain ranges |
Size: | 780580 sq. km total (Land area: 770760 sq. km Water area: 9820 sq.km) |
Population: | 71,892,807 (July 2008 est.) |
Languages: | Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian note: there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey |
Government: | republican parliamentary democracy |
Capital city: | Ankara |
Legal system: | civil law system derived from various European continental legal systems; note - member of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), although Turkey claims limited derogations on the ratified European Convention on Human Rights |
Currency: | Turkish lira (TRY); old Turkish lira (TRL) before |
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Energy production and consumption
Oil | Gas | |
Production: | 45,460 bbl/day (2005 est.) | 860 million cu m (2005 est.) |
Consumption: | 660,800 bbl/day (2005 est.) | 26 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
Exports: | 112,600 bbl/day (2005 est.) | |
Imports: | 724,400 bbl/day (2005 est.) | 25 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
Reserves: | 300 million bbl (1 January 2006 est.) | 8 billion cu m (1 January 2006 est.) |
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Turkey - recent news
14 Jan 25 |
Turkey: Nordex Group receives orders for 638 MW from Türkiye in the 4th quarter and overachieves 1 GW order intake in 2024 In the Q4 2024, the Nordex Group received orders for a total of 97 turbines from Türkiye. With these orders the Nordex Group reached more than 1 GW of new orders in Türkiye in 2024. |
07 Jan 25 |
Turkey: Trillion Energy announces completion of Alapli-2 gas well Trillion Energy International has announced the successful installation of 2 3/8” velocity string tubing (VS) into the Alapli-2 natural gas well. This achievement marks a significant step in our ongoing efforts to enhance long-term gas production at the SASB field located in the southwestern Black Sea. |
06 Jan 25 |
Turkey: Subsea7 awarded contract offshore Türkiye Subsea 7 has announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Center (TP-OTC) to provide inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services for the Sakarya gas field development in the Black Sea. |
04 Dec 24 |
EBRD loan to AKLease supports green financing The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €50 million loan to Türkiye’s AKLease, a longstanding partner in the country, for on-lending to sub-borrowers implementing green investments such as energy efficiency, renewable energy and climate resilience measures. |
22 Oct 24 |
Turkey: TDI-Brooks completes geotechnical program offshore Filyos, Turkey - Black Sea TDI-Brooks has successfully completed its fifth geotechnical investigation for DenAr Ocean Engineering S.A. The RV NAUTILUS was dispatched to the Black Sea from the US East Coast to facilitate this operation. |
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