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Türkiye presented its expanding energy investment pipeline and invited South Korean companies to pursue joint projects during a high-level roundtable in Seoul, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said Wednesday.
Bayraktar met senior executives from leading South Korean energy, mining, and industrial companies at a meeting hosted by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), according to a statement he shared on social media.
The minister said the discussions focused on Türkiye’s growing renewable energy capacity, its nuclear energy program, hydrocarbon exploration efforts, and its strategy toward securing critical minerals needed for energy technologies.
Bayraktar told participants that Türkiye is offering a stable and predictable market for investors following recent reforms, while also creating opportunities linked to the country’s broader energy transition. "Our country offers investors a predictable market with new reforms and broad investment potential during the energy transition process," he said.
The minister said Türkiye is open to working with South Korean partners on projects both domestically and internationally, highlighting the country’s project pipeline and long-term cooperation plans.
"With our strong project portfolio, we are ready for concrete cooperation that we will develop together both in Türkiye and in third countries," Bayraktar said. "We value long-term partnerships and want to expand sustainable investments based on mutual benefit."
The talks took place as Türkiye works to diversify its energy mix, increase domestic production, and secure supply chains for critical resources, while also drawing foreign investment into large-scale energy and infrastructure projects.
As part of these efforts, Türkiye has been pushing ahead with nuclear energy development, with South Korea emerging as a potential partner after bilateral cooperation agreements were signed during President Lee Jae Myung’s visit to Ankara in November 2025 to advance talks on nuclear power projects.
Türkiye is preparing to begin operations at the first reactor of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in the coming months, while also holding talks with potential partners for two additional planned nuclear power plants in the northern province of Sinop and the Thrace region.
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