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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.) |
Major fields: |
Turkey - recent news
15 Apr 24 |
Turkey: Nordex Group receives 80 MW order from Borusan EnBW Enerji in Türkiye The Nordex Group received an order to supply 14 N163/5.X turbines from Borusan EnBW Enerji, a leading developer and operator of wind energy projects in Türkiye. The Delta4000 series turbines are projected for the 80 MW Pelit wind farm in the Sivas Province. |
08 Apr 24 |
Turkey: Trillion Energy provides operational update for SASB gas field Trillion Energy International has provided an operational update for the SASB gas field. Trillion is starting the SASB revitalization project where a total of 49 metres of new gas pay will be perforated in Guluc-2, South Akcakoca-2, West Akcakoca-1 and Akcakoca-3 prior to the installation of the artificial gas lift. |
07 Feb 24 |
Turkey: UKOG provides Pinarova-1 testing update UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) has announced that, following successful reperforating and extensive swab testing at Pinarova-1 by operator Aladdin Middle East, it has been mutually concluded that, in the absence of commercial rates of hydrocarbons, no further testing will take place. |
23 Jan 24 |
Turkey: UKOG commences Pinarova-1 testing operations UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) has announced that following the delivery of both PSI's perforating and Aladdin Middle East's swab testing equipment to site, Pinarova-1 testing operations have now recommenced. |
18 Jan 24 |
Turkey: Trillion Energy provides operational update for SASB gas field Trillion Energy International has provided an operational update and reiterated its production guidance for the SASB gas field issued on September 25, 2023 subject to revised timing to facilitate evaluation of alternative pump types and installation. |
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