Mert Bilgin, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Bahçeşehir University

TURKEY’S ENERGY MIX AND PIPELINE POLITICS

TÜRKİYE’NİN ENERJİ PROFİLİ VE BORU HATTI SİYASETİ

Doç. Dr. Mert Bilgin,Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi

ICCI 2010Istanbul, 12 May

DISCOURSE: TURKEY, AN ENERGY CORRIDOR – FOR WHAT??

Map: Cimen, 2009.

  2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

GDP (% real change pa) 0.9 -6.0 3.0 4.2 3.9

Private consumption (% real change pa) -0.1 -3.1 2.6 4.0 3.4

Government consumption (% real change pa) 1.9 2.0 2.0 6.0 4.5

Gross fixed investment (% real change pa) -5.0 -17.5 4.5 6.5 6.5

Exports of G&S (% real change pa) 2.3 -8.5 4.9 5.8 6.5

Imports of G&S (% real change pa) -3.8 -18.1 8.6 12.0 8.0

Industrial production (% change pa) -0.9 -11.0 3.7 3.5 4.2

Budget balance (% of GDP) -1.8 -6.3 -5.9 -4.5 -3.6

Consumer prices (% change pa; av) 10.4 5.8 6.8 6.2 5.6

Exchange rate LCU:US$ (av) 1.30 1.55 1.50 1.50 1.50

Recorded unemployment (%) 11.0 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.1

Current account balance/GDP -5.7 -2.0 -2.9 -3.8 -4.2

Inward direct investment 18.0 7.5 10.0 12.0 25.0

Source: TSI 2009; Economist 2009

Total Energy Consumption (Mtoe)

Economic Indicators & Energy

Electric Power Capacity

Source: Toklu et al, 2009.

Source:Duzyol, 2009.

Turkey as an energy transit corridor

Turkey as an energy hub

Turkey as an energy center

Source:Duzyol, 2009.

Mert Bilgin, Ph.D.Associate Professor, Bahçeşehir University

TURKEY’S ENERGY MIX AND PIPELINE POLITICS

TÜRKİYE’NİN ENERJİ PROFİLİ VE BORU HATTI SİYASETİ

Doç. Dr. Mert Bilgin,Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi

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