Renewable energy potential and its contribution to economical development in Turkey

Just as energy is one of the basic needs for people to survive, it has also become an important indicator of the progress and prosperity levels within the countries. As each day fossil fuels are decreasing, their prices are unstable, and their damage to environment is increasing, countries are beginning to create renewable energy policies. As fossil fuel reserves of Turkey can not meet its own needs, it increases the dependence on foreign energy related with economic growth. Therefore, Turkey, which is party to International Covenants, has become under the obligation to pass renewable energy development policies from the fossil fuel-based development policy. In this study, reserves and usage situation of renewable energy sources in Turkey and in the World were discussed in detail, energy policies of Turkey and the country that is the main actor in the position of renewable energy are evaluated. Then the causal relationship between economic growth and renewable energy production in Turkey were examined.