Evaluation of the concept of public service in terms of the Turkish petroleum market

Petroleum market activities cover the chain of activities, which is regulated in the Petroleum Market Law No. 5015, from the domestic or international supply of crude oil to the presentation to the user, either directly or by processing. The market activities in the Law No. 5015; It is regulated that it means the import, export, refining, processing, storage, transmission, bunker delivery, transportation, distribution, dealership of petroleum. Petroleum market activities are activities carried out by private individuals in a competitive market structure by obtaining a license from the Energy Market Regulatory Authority and under the supervision and control of the Authority. Although market activities are different from private commercial activities with their aspects subject to this public regime, they are not clearly regulated as public services. In this context, in the thesis, oil market activities are evaluated within the framework of the concept of public service.The thesis work consists of three parts.In the first chapter, what oil is as an energy source, its place and importance in the global sense, the formation and development of the oil market in Turkey, and the market activities and who are the actors carrying out the activities are explained.In the second part of the thesis, the concept of public service, which forms the framework of the study, the elements and types of public service and the basic principles of public service are explained in detail by considering judicial decisions.The main subject to be covered in the thesis is; contained in the third and final section. In this context, in the third part, the petroleum market activities within the scope of the Petroleum Market Law No. 5015 were evaluated within the framework of the concept of public service. While making this evaluation, each element and principle of the public service has been handled separately, and an examination and evaluation has been put forward within the scope of the regulations in the Law No. 5015, the regulation will of the legislator, the provisions of the secondary legislation created by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority and the relevant judicial decisions.