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Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar made a "Caspian" proposal to the Turkish world. Pointing out the importance of the 'Green Energy Corridor' project, which envisages transporting the electricity from renewable energy to be produced in Central Asia to the west of the Caspian, Minister Bayraktar said, "We are working together with Azerbaijan, Georgia and Bulgaria on this issue. In addition, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan also signed an agreement among themselves," he said.

Türkiye, which has made over 150 billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas agreements until 2045 in order to ensure supply security in natural gas, is strengthening its infrastructure with new investments in accordance with this. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated that they increased Türkiye's daily gasification capacity from 32 million cubic meters to 161 million cubic meters and said, "We want to increase the gasification capacity of 161 million cubic meters to 200 million cubic meters. Two more new FSRUs can enter our system," he said.

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources will host the Fifth Meeting of Energy Ministers of the Turkic Council (TDT) in Istanbul on December 9-10. Minister Alparslan Bayraktar will hold bilateral meetings with guest ministers to discuss current and potential cooperation opportunities.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar was received by President Şevket Mirziyoyev in Uzbekistan, where he went for the "Sustainable Energy Program for New Uzbekistan". Stating that the issue of mines was also on the agenda in the meeting, Minister Bayraktar said that they aim to progress in the field of mining by working together with Uzbek companies. Bayraktar pointed out that the trade volume between the two countries is 2 and a half billion dollars and said, "With these studies, we will go far beyond this. We will go together as a very important partner in the development adventure of Uzbekistan." said.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated that the General Directorate of Mineral Exploration and Exploration (MTA) is the power of mining in the field, and the General Directorate of Eti Mining Enterprises (ETI MADEN) is the flag carrier of Türkiye in the world mining league, and said, "We will achieve the century of mining in Türkiye together in the Turkish Century."

World LNG Summit was held in Istanbul for the first time. The summit, which was held for the 25th time this year, brought together global LNG giant companies. Supplier and producer countries, technology providers, financial institutions and academics also showed great interest in the summit.

The Turkish energy fleet, which performed its first intercontinental mission by conducting seismic work in Somalia with the Oruç Reis Research Ship, is turning its route from Africa to Asia. 5 agreements were signed with Pakistan, one of the largest countries in Asia, within the scope of crude oil and natural gas exploration and production. With the agreements signed in the presence of Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Türkiye Petrolleri (TP) will search and produce with its Pakistani Partners in 5 areas in Pakistan, 3 of which are Offshore and 2 of which are Onshore.

A new phase has been reached in the Sakarya Gas Field in the Black Sea. While Phase 1 of the project was completed with a daily production of 9.5 million cubic meters, an important step was taken for the infrastructure of Phase 2 works. In this context, the pipe-laying ship named Seven Vega, which arrived in Istanbul, anchored at Sarayburnu.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said, "As of today, Türkiye has become able to buy almost half of the natural gas it needs by ships as LNG." Minister Bayraktar also said that the LNG capacity is enough to meet the entire amount of natural gas needed by citizens in their homes, even in the coldest winter days when consumption is at its peak.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said that they aim to meet 10-15 percent of electricity production from nuclear in 2050 with a total of 12 conventional reactors and an additional 5 thousand megawatt small modular reactors (SMR).

An important step has been taken towards cooperation between Türkiye and South Korea in nuclear energy. A “Memorandum of Understanding on Nuclear Energy Cooperation” was signed between Türkiye Nuclear Energy Inc. (TÜNAŞ) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). 

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar announced that after the 'non-deal roadshows' held in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and London, Turkish Petroleum (TPAO) is preparing for sukuk exports of up to 4 billion dollars.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated that energy experts are one of the most important stakeholders in the energy sector, “The most important task falls on them on the path we are walking towards the goal of ‘energy independence for Türkiye’.” 

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar stated that they are continuing their energy bills support, saying, "Our treasury has covered 548 billion liras in 2024 and approximately 530 billion liras in the first 10 months of 2025 for all our citizens' electricity and natural gas bills at today's prices. 

Nadir Bilik (41), whose brother, a village guard, was martyred in Gabar Mountain in 1991 and who left his village in 1994 due to the threat of terrorism, started working in oil production on the same mountain 35 years later. Expressing his pride in working in the mountains where his brother was martyred, Bilik said, “Right now, it's not the sound of guns or fighting that rises from Gabar, but the sound of drilling rigs. There is no longer fear in these lands. There is production, there is hope.”