How wind power grew in Türkiye
Wind power in Turkey began in 1998. The ARES farm at Alaçatı had twelve Vestas V44 turbines and 7.2 MW. The Germiyan farm at Çeşme, in İzmir province, had three Enercon E-40 machines. A support law of 2005 set a tariff of 5.0 to 5.5 euro cents/kWh for ten years. The price was too low to attract investors.
Law 6094, passed on 29 December 2010, replaced it with US$73/MWh for wind for up to ten years, plus a five-year bonus for Turkish-made parts. State YEKA tenders now allocate large new sites. In the round announced on 2 November 2026, all seven sites, 1,500 MW in all, went at the floor price of 3.5 euro cents/kWh. Enerjisa is the largest owner, with 1,119 MW in mid-2026. Nordex, Enercon, GE and Vestas supplied 34%, 24%, 15% and 14% of the operating fleet.
The grid operator TEİAŞ counted 15,311 MW of wind on 30 June 2026. Wind generated 39.4 TWh in 2025, 11.1% of Turkey's electricity. Most capacity is in the Marmara and Aegean regions, where some villages oppose farms on forest and olive land. In June 2026 villagers near Bodrum won a third court ruling against one project. Pre-licences covered 21 GW of new wind in mid-2026, and the government aims for 120 GW of wind and solar by 2035. No offshore farm runs yet, but a first offshore tender was being prepared in 2026.
Sources: TÜREB · DergiPark · Legal 500 · Anadolu Agency · TÜREB · Galata Wind · Ember · Evrensel
Where Türkiye's power comes from, 2025
| Source | Share of electricity |
|---|---|
| Coal | 34.3% |
| Gas | 22.1% |
| Hydro | 16.2% |
| Wind | 11.1% |
| Solar | 10.5% |
| Geothermal and other renewables | 3.0% |
| Bioenergy | 2.4% |
| Other fossil fuels | 0.3% |
Wind farms in Türkiye
We track 309 wind farms in Türkiye: 13.8 GW operating and 2.1 GW under construction, consented or planned. Each one's owners, turbines and status are in the Wind app.
Electricity data: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Wind farms: national registers and Global Energy Monitor; see data sources.
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