New Era in Nuclear Energy Investments: Turkey Aims to Become a Global Supply and Technology Hub

Turkey is aiming to become a global supply and technology hub in the field of nuclear energy. Within the scope of the 12th Nuclear Power Plants Summit, the process that started with Akkuyu NGS is not limited to electricity production, but also aims to become a regional center in the fields of engineering, high-tech production, supply chain, and export.Nuclear Industry Association President Alikaan Çiftçi stated that Turkey aims to become a production, engineering, and export center in nuclear technologies.

Nuclear energy is no longer just about electricity production. Artificial intelligence applications, large language models, and data centers, advanced technology production, space research, and health technologies are rapidly increasing the need for uninterrupted energy.

Çiftçi noted that the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is the first and most important step in Turkey's nuclear journey. Thanks to Akkuyu, nuclear quality culture, international certification processes, and high-tech production capabilities have started to develop in Turkey.Çiftçi also mentioned Small Modular Reactors (SMR) technology, stating that these systems offer not only new-generation reactors but also strategic opportunities in terms of serial production, modular manufacturing, digital engineering, and industrial integration.

Turkey is determined to be an actor, not a spectator, in this transformation. Our goal is for Turkey to become a center for nuclear technology, engineering, supply, and export.

Çiftçi expressed that the new nuclear power plant projects planned in Trakya and other regions will further expand Turkey's industrial ecosystem, and Turkish companies are ready to take on a greater role in new nuclear investments in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia.Emphasizing that financing models should cover not only power plant investments but also supplier development, certification, local production, and export preparation processes, Çiftçi stressed the critical importance of public policies and the private sector moving in harmony.

Akkuyu is the first and most important step in our nuclear energy journey. With Akkuyu, nuclear quality culture, international certification processes, and high-tech production capabilities have started to develop in Turkey.