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Coal / Uranium Mines in Turkey
Turkey has 42 coal / uranium mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 9th-largest fleet of the 63 countries that hold any, and 0.8% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 32 operating and 1 under construction or proposed. The largest is Kinik Coal Mine.
The largest owner-operators are Çelikler Yatırım Holding AŞ (7), Turkish Coal Enterprises (6) and Çelikler Taahhüt İnşaat ve San. Tic (4) — Çelikler Yatırım Holding AŞ alone is named on 17% of them. Half of Turkey's coal / uranium mines in service predate 1985 (median commissioning year of the 29 with a known date), 3 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Aegean Lignite Coal Mines, dating from 1913. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Bağlık-İnağzı Coal Mine, proposed. They account for 10% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Turkey.
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Largest coal / uranium mines in Turkey
- Kinik Coal Mine2014
- Bolu Göynük Coal Mine2015
- Çayırhan Coal Mine2000
- Iğdekuzu Coal Mine2012 · idle
- Afşin-Elbistan Coal Mines1979
- Sivas Kangal Coal Mine1989 · idle
- South Aegean Coal Mines1983
- Seyitomer Coal Mine1960
- Yeniköy Lignite Mines (Kemerköy)2014
- Afyon Uluköy Coal Mineidle
- Tufanbeyli Coal Mine2016
- Yenikoy Lignite Mines (Yeniköy)2014
- Can Coal Mine2005
- Çırpılar Coal Mineidle
- Aegean Lignite Coal Mines1913
- Bağlık-İnağzı Coal Mineproposed
- Tuncbilek Coal Mine1939
- Amasra B Coal Mine
- Bursa Coal Mine1980
- Omerler Coal Mine1985
- Pirinççeşme Coal Mine1970
- Harmanlı Coal Mine2016
- Vize Coal Mineidle
- Karadon Coal Mine1983 · idle
- Beşler Çeltek Coal Mine2019
- Karagedik Coal Mine
- Bursa Keles Coal Mine1979
- Alpagut Dodurga Coal Mine1962
- Eski Çeltek Coal Mine1985
- Uzulmez Coal Mine1986 · idle
- Kozlu Coal Mine1926 · idle
- Demirhan Coal Mines1996
- Ilgın Coal Mine1978
- Dodurga Ayva Coal Mine
- Kuyucak Coal Mine2013
- Yeni Çeltek Coal Mine1955
- Armutcuk Coal Mine1984
- PLT Çeltek Coal Mine2013
- Amasra Coal Mine1953
Who owns Turkey's coal / uranium mines
- Çelikler Yatırım Holding AŞ7 17%
- Turkish Coal Enterprises6 14%
- Çelikler Taahhüt İnşaat ve San. Tic4 10%
- Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises4 10%
- Çelikler Orhaneli Tunçbilek Elektrik Üretim A.Ş2 5%
- IC Holding2 5%
- Limak Holding AŞ2 5%
- natural person(s)2 5%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1910s1
- 1930s1
- 1950s2
- 1960s2
- 1970s4
- 1980s5
- 1990s1
- 2000s4
- 2010s9
Median commissioning year 1985 · oldest Aegean Lignite Coal Mines (1913) · newest Beşler Çeltek Coal Mine (2019) · 29 of 42 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Bağlık-İnağzı Coal Mineproposed
How Turkey compares · coal / uranium mines by country
- 1. China2,582
- 6. Australia199
- 7. South Africa140
- 8. Canada43
- 9. Turkey42
- 10. Ukraine36
- 11. Mongolia33
- 12. Vietnam30
Frequently asked
- How many coal / uranium mines are there in Turkey?
- OverWatts maps 42 coal / uranium mines in Turkey — 0.8% of the world's mapped total, the 9th-largest national fleet of the 63 countries with any.
- What is the largest coal / uranium mine in Turkey?
- Kinik Coal Mine, operated by Fina Enerji Holding AŞ, Polat Kömür AŞ.
- Who owns the coal / uranium mines in Turkey?
- Çelikler Yatırım Holding AŞ is named as owner or operator on the most — 7 of 42 (17%). Next are Turkish Coal Enterprises (6), Çelikler Taahhüt İnşaat ve San. Tic (4) and Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises (4).
- How old are Turkey's coal / uranium mines?
- The median commissioning year is 1985, across the 29 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Aegean Lignite Coal Mines (1913); 3 came online in the past ten years.
- What new coal / uranium mines are being built in Turkey?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Bağlık-İnağzı Coal Mine.