​Central

Central administration and de-concentrated branches

State authorities are responsible for:

• The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR) is responsible for the preparation and implementation of energy policies, plans and programmes in co-ordination with its affiliated institutions and other public and private entities;
• The General Directorate of Energy Affairs (EIGM) is the main policy-making body within the MENR. It carries out studies on general energy policies, energy markets, renewable energy, fossil fuels, energy efficiency and environment and coordinates the electricity and natural gas reform programmes. It also deals with the consequences of previous efforts to bring private investments into the electricity sector;
• The General Directorate of Petroleum Affairs (PIGM) is responsible for the regulation of exploration and production activities in the oil and natural gas sectors;
• The Electrical Power Resources Survey and Development Administration (EIE) of MENR carries out various activities in relation to energy efficiency and renewable energy resources;
• The Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) is the regulatory authority for electricity, natural gas, oil and liquefied petroleum gas markets;
• The competition authority has the right to issue authorisations with respect to any merger or acquisition to be carried out in the market;
• The Turkish Atomic Authority (TAEK) is the regulatory body responsible for the licensing of activities related to the site selection, construction, operation and decommissioning of nuclear installations and other activities involving nuclear or radioactive materials;
• Almost half of the hydroelectric power production in the country is generated by the Karakaya, Atatürk, Tigris, Kralkızı, Birecik, Karkamış and Batman hydroelectric plants, all of them GAP projects[1].

Regional

N/A

Local

Metropolitan Municipalities shall (Article 7 of the Law on Metropolitan Municipalities):

• Install, cause to install, operate or cause to operate central heating systems.

[1] The South-eastern Anatolia Project (GAP), is an integrated sustainable project based on human development, consisting of 22 dams and 19 hydroelectric plants and irrigation facilities envisaged to be built along the Tigris (Dicle) and the Euphrates (Fırat). It encompasses urban, rural, and agricultural infrastructure as well as the industry, education, transportation, health, housing, tourism and other sectors.

Sources:

Energy Policies of IEA Countries, Turkey Review, International Energy Agency, 2009 review.

Constitution of Turkey, last amendment 2010.

GAP - Republic Of Turkey Ministry Of Development South-Eastern Anatolia Law on Municipalities, Law N° 5393, dates from 03.07.2005.

Law on Special Provincial Administration, Law N° 5302, dates from 22.02.2005.

Law on Metropolitan Municipalities, Law N° 5216, dates from 10.07.2004.

Project Regional Development Administration