Fatih Dönmez

Turkey's energy import bill declined by 4.2 percent from 2018 to stand at $41.18 billion in 2019, state-run Anadolu Agency calculated from Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) data.

In 2018, Turkey spent some $43 billion on energy imports.

Turkey is reassessing its major partner for the country's second nuclear plant in the Black Sea province of Sinop, Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez said on Jan. 19.

Turkey plans to announce new mini Renewable Energy Resources Zone (YEKA) tenders in February, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez has said.

The launch of new solar energy tenders in a new form, called mini YEKA tenders, are planned for nearly 40 provinces in Turkey with capacities ranging from 10 to 50 megawatts, according to the minister.

A ceremony in Istanbul marked the launch of the TurkStream gas pipeline, attended by Russian and Turkish presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as well as Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.

Natural gas inflow to Turkey's gas network saw a year-on-year decrease of around 6.33 percent to 46.83 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2019, according to data from the Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAŞ) on Jan. 4.

In 2018, around 50 bcm of natural gas entered the Turkish natural gas system, the majority of which, at around 49.33 bcm, was consumed.

Turkey shut down five thermal power plants completely and one other partially for failure to comply by the law to install filters, authorities said Jan. 1.

Four out of seven plants surveyed were allowed to operate temporarily, Environment Minister Murat Kurum told a news conference in Ankara.

Turkey will launch TurkStream natural gas pipeline next month, energy and natural resources minister said on Dec. 27.

"We will launch TurkStream on Jan. 8. We will be indispensable in international markets with natural gas pipelines coming from both the east and north," said Fatih Dönmez in a meeting in the northwestern Bilecik province.

Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez on Wednesday said that once a maritime accord between Ankara and Libya's Tripoli-based government is approved and registered by the United Nations, Turkey will start working on licensing for oil and gas exploration and production in the region.

"I think we will start the process in the first months of 2020," Donmez said.

Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez on Wednesday said that once a maritime accord between Ankara and Libya's Tripoli-based government is approved and registered by the United Nations, Turkey will start working on licensing for oil and gas exploration and production in the region.

"I think we will start the process in the first months of 2020," Donmez said.

Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez on Monday said that the country's Yavuz ship will start drilling for hydrocarbon deposits within Cyprus' exclusive economic zone "today or tomorrow," in what Nicosia says is a "serious escalation" by Ankara.