Turkey plans to build three nuclear power plants. Turkey recently struck a deal with a Japanese-French consortium for the construction of a second nuclear power station in the Black Sea province of Sinop. The construction of the first was agreed in 2010 with the Russian company Rosatom, and it will be built from 2019 in the southern province of Mersin.
There was a demonstration in Istanbul against these plans in April, but only 50 people took part. Unlike in many Western European countries, there is barely any opposition to nuclear power among the Turkish population.
In Turkey, investment in renewables is minimal. The biggest obstacle is probably licensing. The Turkish government is focusing on nuclear and coal for future energy generation.
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