Germany pursues major energy partnership with Turkey

German Economy Minister Katrin Raiche said Turkey is a “reliable partner” and a strategic ally for expanding energy trade. Turkey plans to invest about €80 billion in renewable energy projects and €28 billion in energy infrastructure and networks over the next nine years. German firms, including Uniper and Siemens Energy, are expected to secure a large share of these opportunities, with roughly 8,600 German companies already operating in Turkey.

Turkey’s role as an energy hub is highlighted by its reliance on the TurkStream pipeline, which supplies around 40 % of its natural gas from Russia. In response to the war in Ukraine, the EU is urging Turkey to diversify its gas sources. Ankara aims to reduce dependence on Russian supplies by expanding LNG imports from the United States, developing a domestic Black Sea gas field, and increasing pipeline flows from Azerbaijan to Europe. German officials see the cooperation as a chance to build a West‑East electricity grid and to extend sustainable gas and power networks across the region.