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LNG Terminals in Turkey
Turkey has 9 LNG terminals mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 33rd-largest fleet of the 102 countries that hold any, and 0.7% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 9 operating. Combined LNG capacity is about 57 Mtpa. The largest is Izmir Aliaga LNG Terminal (10.7 Mtpa).
The largest owner-operators are BOTAŞ AŞ (5), EgeGaz AS (2) and Etki Liman (1) — BOTAŞ AŞ alone is named on 56% of them. Half of Turkey's LNG terminals in service predate 2016 (median commissioning year of the 5 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Marmara LNG Terminal, dating from 1994. They account for 2% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Turkey.
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Largest LNG terminals in Turkey
- Izmir Aliaga LNG Terminal10.7 Mtpa · 2006
- Marmara Ereğlisi LNG8.2 Mtpa
- Dörtyol FSRU7.5 Mtpa · 2018
- Aliağa EgeGaz LNG6 Mtpa
- Etki FSRU5.7 Mtpa · 2016
- Dörtyol FSRU5.3 Mtpa
- Gulf of Saros FSRU5 Mtpa · 2023
- Marmara LNG Terminal4.6 Mtpa · 1994
- Etki Saros FSRU4 Mtpa
Who owns Turkey's LNG terminals
- BOTAŞ AŞ5 56%
- EgeGaz AS2 22%
- Etki Liman1 11%
- Etki Liman İşletmeleri Doğalgaz İthalat ve Ticaret AŞ1 11%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1990s1
- 2000s1
- 2010s2
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 2016 · oldest Marmara LNG Terminal (1994) · newest Gulf of Saros FSRU (2023) · 5 of 9 carry a start date
How Turkey compares · LNG terminals by country
- 1. United States176
- 33. Chile9
- 34. Iran9
- 35. Norway9
- 36. Turkey9
- 37. Greece8
- 38. Netherlands8
- 39. Finland7
Frequently asked
- How many LNG terminals are there in Turkey?
- OverWatts maps 9 LNG terminals in Turkey — 0.7% of the world's mapped total, the 33rd-largest national fleet of the 102 countries with any.
- What is the largest LNG terminal in Turkey?
- Izmir Aliaga LNG Terminal, at 10.7 Mtpa, operated by EgeGaz.
- Who owns the LNG terminals in Turkey?
- BOTAŞ AŞ is named as owner or operator on the most — 5 of 9 (56%). Next are EgeGaz AS (2), Etki Liman (1) and Etki Liman İşletmeleri Doğalgaz İthalat ve Ticaret AŞ (1).
- How old are Turkey's LNG terminals?
- The median commissioning year is 2016, across the 5 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Marmara LNG Terminal (1994); 3 came online in the past ten years.