A GLANCE AT TO TURKISH PETROLEUM POLICY AND ENERGY PRIVATIZATION

Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) is a big petroleum energy cartel company which operates Turkish petroleum policy and its very important for Turkish energy sector. Turkish petrol policy was a national trend at the 1930s and contiuned up to the 1950s. Turkish energy policy and petroleum research activities have changed and influenced by globalization and privatization trends since last three decades. Petroleum exploration, production, oil field research, trading and distribution services rules have facilitated by national and foreign private sector by changing and expanding the Turkish nation oil law. In this paper, Turkey’s changing petroleum policy is briefly analyzed and discussed.