Sustainable development and renewable energy sources in Turkey

Ever since the earliest times, one of the most important necessity sources of human beings has been energy. Today, in order to meet people's increasing demands for energy resources in a safe and clean way, the concept of renewable energy has come to surface. Due to the development of technology, it is now possible to achieve the energy that is required with the use of renewable energy sources. Energy is an important concept for development. It is an essential input to production. Therefore, it can be said that it is almost impossible to produce without energy sources. Sustainable energy development is closely related to economic, environmental and social aspects. One of the key areas of the international sustainable development agenda is energy. In this study, the sustainable development of renewable energy sources in the context of development in Turkey and its application, the margin of renewable energy sources in the consumed energy sources, the policies the government applies for the sustainability of energy and the inadequacy of the policies have been examined and suggested. keywords: renewable energy, energy politics, energy resources