Energy in Turkey
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Consumption of energy in Turkey is around the world average of about seventy gigajoules (GJ) per person per year. In total Turkey uses about six billion GJ of primary energy per year— over 80% from fossil fuels. In 2022 almost a third of energy was used by industry, and a similar share by residential and services, with transport using about a quarter. Most energy used in buildings is for heating. Heating is the main use for geothermal power in Turkey. Gas consumption is concentrated in the north-west due to the con