Turkish Renewable Energy Law

1. Introduction

As a country with a rapidly growing economy, Turkey has an increasing energy need. At the moment, the energy need is mostly met by fossil fuels and a large portion of it is imported. Turkey, on the other hand, has a large potential for renewable resources. Within this context, Turkey has enacted important pieces of legislation to encourage the use of different renewable energy resources in order to increase the energy production from domestic energy resources, to decrease the use of fossil fuels and reduce of green house gas emissions in Turkey. Consequently, the share of energy production from renewable energy sources has increased considerably during the recent years. It is also important to underline that Turkey has recently acceded to the Kyoto Protocol. This paper outlines the Turkish legislation concerning renewable energy.