Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

TOBB Board Member Selçuk Öztürk thanked all members of the Council for their efforts. İbrahim Akbal, the President of the Council, stated that with the entry into force of the Law on the Amendment of the Mining Law and Certain Laws last May, the sector's longing for a free market came back to the agenda. He emphasized that liberalization would ease the burden on the public sector and allow the public sector to focus on strategic issues instead of natural gas trade.

Türkiye Natural Gas Council Vice President Yaşar Arslan stated that natural gas supply has been provided to 11 new settlements and this number is targeted to reach 52 by the end of the year. Stating that natural gas consumption increased in the first 6 months of 2024 compared to the previous year, Arslan emphasized that the earthquake disaster we experienced last year had a great impact on this increase.

Murat Önde, Head of Natural Gas Transmission and Market Operations Department of BOTAŞ, made a presentation on the natural gas transmission system and network development processes after evaluating the consumption in 2024 and evaluated the period.

TPAO Sakarya Production Operation Director Ahmet Öztürk gave a brief briefing on TPAO natural gas exploration and production activities.

Tufan Åžener, Tariff and Reporting Manager at Gazbir, made an informative presentation providing an overview of the natural gas distribution market.