An electrification target alone will not drive Europe’s energy transition Published: 17 July 2026 Commentary The European Commission suggests a new electrification target, doubling the share of electrons in the EU final energy consumption by the year 2040. Can it energise a common EU energy policy again to prevent fossil fuel price hikes and combat the climate crisis? Jörg Mühlenhoff
Hungary’s Paks II nuclear power plant project: Can it be completed, and at what cost? Published: 12 June 2026 Analysis More than a decade after its launch, the Paks II investment is still in an early, uncertain stage, despite the fact that construction has formally begun. Perger András
Can Santa Marta’s fossil fuel phaseout momentum survive the road to COP31? Published: 3 July 2026 Analysis After COP28 finally acknowledged the need to transition away from fossil fuels, Santa Marta tried to turn that promise into something more concrete. Journalist Seden Anlar explores whether its phaseout momentum can survive the road to COP31 and the forums where fossil-fuelled power still shapes the rules. Seden Anlar
Trade, politics and the future: Which path should Europe choose in supply chains? Published: 23 May 2025 News Europe stands at a crossroads. Should it build its trade relations on fundamental values such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and labor rights—or align them with geopolitical interests? In our recent panel held in Berlin, we discussed the role of supply chains in German-Turkish relations.
Turkey’s 2021 wildfires were a warning. Some lessons were noted, others not Published: 17 April 2024 Article Across the Mediterranean region, rising temperatures and shifting rain patterns are exacerbating wildfire risks. The 2021 blazes represent a warning for Turkey, which was unequipped and understaffed to quickly bring the fires under control. Gonca Tokyol
Natural gas and geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean Published: 7 September 2020 Analysis One can ask whether natural resources can facilitate peace and stability in the Mediterranean once the initial political barriers are lowered and region-wide resource development takes off. This article first surveys the energy landscape of the Mediterranean focusing on the factors affecting the pace of resource development. The analysis then zeroes in on Turkey and its regional strategy. Tolga Demiryol
Turkey’s coal dependency triggers creative protest in Eskişehir Published: 19 January 2018 As the deadline for the pre-tender for a coal-fired thermal power plant in Eskişehir is approaching, public resistance is rising and has become the most artistic form of protest Turkey has seen in a long time.
A difficult relationship – Turkey’s climate policy at this year’s climate summit in Bonn Published: 8 December 2017 3 Minutes Turkey The reason why Turkey is not among those developing countries eligible for climate finance is the appendix system which was adopted by UNFCCC at 1992 and the system is ended with Paris Agreement. But under this appendix system Turkey as an OECD country was considered as developing country which has many duties on to contribute funding of technology and capacity building to under develop countries.
Nuclear perception management from Akkuyu to İğneada Published: 8 January 2016 It is not a hard business for a politician to put up new carpets under which things can be swept. In fact, one of the other oldest hoaxes of the business of politics is to fabricate cover-ups with all shapes and size for all issues and to do this without even caring whether all these contradict each other or not.This is what has recently happened in the case of İğneada. Or should we say the Akkuyu question? Filiz Yavuz
Nuclear energy: A violation of human rights Published: 13 May 2015 Energy investments, especially nuclear energy investments, are not based on needs but political decisions. No one asks the populace what they think during the decision-making phase or in implementation process. Governments in Turkey know that if they did, the answer would probably be not one they would want to hear. Filiz Yavuz
