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Title: SECURITY OF EC ENERGY SUPPLY AND AFFECTS OVER TURKEY
Authors: BAYDAK, Emine Ebru
Keywords: Energy
Energy Security
Energy Policies
EU turkey
Issue Date: 2012
Abstract: In a world of increasing interdependence, energy security will depend much on how countries manage their relations with one another, whether bilaterally or within multilateral frameworks. That is why energy security will be one of the main challenges for EU foreign policy in the years ahead. The new competition environment requires looking not only around the corner, but also beyond the difficulties of cycles to both the reality of an ever more complex and integrated global energy system and the relations among the countries that participate in it. It is estimated that the global demand for energy may increase as much as 50 percent by 2025, with the demand for electricity rising more than 75 percent. More than half of this growth is projected to come from the world’s emerging economies. In spite of the current economic crisis, the world is experiencing positive economic growth even with high oil prices. In order for that to continue all nations, need access to safe, affordable, and dependable supplies of energy. Because of the robust economic growth around the world especially in places like China and India the global demand for energy is expected to increase dramatically and at a rapid pace over the next 25 years. To ensure energy security, countries must mitigate the effects of energy supply disruptions, expand energy infrastructure, promote a transparent and stable investment v climate that attracts foreign investors, and advance clean energy technologies including renewable energy, clean coal, and emissions free nuclear power. It is undeniable that Turkey is evolving into a vital energy transit hub. Turkey is an important energy gateway between the East and the West. The EU is, throughout the region, as well as in Turkey, working to enhance energy security, increase energy supplies, and diversify energy transportation routes. And the EU supports Turkey, which is a strong and dependable ally, in its role as a major oil and gas transit route in a market governed by fair and transparent rules. Turkey plays an important role in helping meet the growing energy demands in the region and around the world. The cooperation between the EU and Turkey furthers that goal. Actually, both sides have offered to collaborate more closely on energy security issues. Turkey is poised to be a leader by further establishing itself as a gateway between producers and consumers. However in order to expand it’s leadership role Turkey must take a more proactive role in establishing a market oriented approach that will encourage investment, competition, market pricing, energy efficiency, as well as transparency, stability, and reliability. The EU sees Turkey as a strategic ally, a key player in the East-West energy corridor, and a lynchpin in getting Russian and Caspian energy assets to world markets. Turkey can be a major player in assuring regional energy security. However, it must continue to move forward on privatization, rule-of-law, transparency, and related issues that must be worked to make that a reality. This study examines Turkey as an emerging energy hub. In particular, it assesses this concept as an opportunity for both the EU and Turkey regarding their future allied contributions to the emerging security issue as well as regional and global peace. The main goal of this thesis is to evaluate the importance, advantage, and inevitability of relationship between Turkey and EU based on energy issues. The basic premise throughout this thesis is that Turkey, as an emerging energy hub, should expect to be supported in its progress based on the EU evaluation and it is required to follow more proactive policies in the future in order to achieve this purpose.
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