Recommendations Report to Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Barış Erbil
20700985
IR 495 World Energy Politics Final Exam
Recommendations Report to Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and the Minister of Foreign Affairs
“Ever since the Industrial Revolution, energy and the need to secure it’s supply have been fundamental to any position of power in the world."
At the very start of my recommendation report, I would like to say something about importance of an energy as a full concept for a certain country. Without an energy production or sufficient resources we cannot mention about a development in certain country. Energy issue is also important for dependency level of a country to international resources; and because of that fact it is directly related with foreign policy - and actually shaped by foreign policies. As a connector state of Asia and Europe continent, Turkey has magnificence importance. She both engaged with Middle Eastern and European cultures and this gives Turkey to unique position; while she create connections between European countries, she also cannot forget her Middle- Eastern neighbors. To shows the important of an energy, I will continue with Harry Kissinger 's (Minister of State and the National Security Advisor to the US President Nixon) words; "Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people." ( Kissinger, April 1974).
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Here is Turkey 's primary Energy consumption by resources ( % ) , end of 2010. In this graph we see the substantial amount of oil and gas consumption. This two sources together reach the 61.6 % of total Turkey 's energy consumption. Unfortunately, Turkey uses renewable sources not efficiently, usage of wind-solar energy sources and hydro power cannot not exceed even 20% of total Turkey 's energy consumption. Turkey actually has a great underground to use renewable energy sources because of her weather conditions but actually facilities for usage of these resources did not developed enough yet. On the other hand, we
20700985
IR 495 World Energy Politics Final Exam
Recommendations Report to Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and the Minister of Foreign Affairs
“Ever since the Industrial Revolution, energy and the need to secure it’s supply have been fundamental to any position of power in the world."
At the very start of my recommendation report, I would like to say something about importance of an energy as a full concept for a certain country. Without an energy production or sufficient resources we cannot mention about a development in certain country. Energy issue is also important for dependency level of a country to international resources; and because of that fact it is directly related with foreign policy - and actually shaped by foreign policies. As a connector state of Asia and Europe continent, Turkey has magnificence importance. She both engaged with Middle Eastern and European cultures and this gives Turkey to unique position; while she create connections between European countries, she also cannot forget her Middle- Eastern neighbors. To shows the important of an energy, I will continue with Harry Kissinger 's (Minister of State and the National Security Advisor to the US President Nixon) words; "Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people." ( Kissinger, April 1974).
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Here is Turkey 's primary Energy consumption by resources ( % ) , end of 2010. In this graph we see the substantial amount of oil and gas consumption. This two sources together reach the 61.6 % of total Turkey 's energy consumption. Unfortunately, Turkey uses renewable sources not efficiently, usage of wind-solar energy sources and hydro power cannot not exceed even 20% of total Turkey 's energy consumption. Turkey actually has a great underground to use renewable energy sources because of her weather conditions but actually facilities for usage of these resources did not developed enough yet. On the other hand, we
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