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Turkey · asset class
Pipelines in Turkey
Turkey has 23 pipelines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 38th-largest fleet of the 110 countries that hold any, and 0.5% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 20 operating and 2 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are BOTAŞ (20), Çalık Holding (1) and Eni S.p.A. (1) — BOTAŞ alone is named on 87% of them. Half of Turkey's pipelines in service predate 2015 (median commissioning year of the 11 with a known date), 5 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Batman-Dortyol Crude Oil Pipeline, dating from 1976. 2 are in the pipeline, led by Manavgat-Alanya-Gazipaşa-Anamur Gas Pipeline, under construction. They account for 5% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Turkey.
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Who owns Turkey's pipelines
- BOTAŞ20 87%
- Çalık Holding1 4%
- Eni S.p.A.1 4%
- Rosneft1 4%
- Transneft1 4%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1970s1
- 1980s1
- 1990s1
- 2000s2
- 2010s5
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 2015 · oldest Batman-Dortyol Crude Oil Pipeline (1976) · newest Sakarya Gas Pipeline — Phase I (2023) · 11 of 23 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Manavgat-Alanya-Gazipaşa-Anamur Gas Pipelineconstruction
- Sakarya Gas Pipeline — Phase II2027 · construction
How Turkey compares · pipelines by country
- 1. China1,108
- 35. Bolivia26
- 36. Oman26
- 37. Ukraine25
- 38. Turkey23
- 39. Romania22
- 40. Ireland18
- 41. Croatia16
Frequently asked
- How many pipelines are there in Turkey?
- OverWatts maps 23 pipelines in Turkey — 0.5% of the world's mapped total, the 38th-largest national fleet of the 110 countries with any.
- Who owns the pipelines in Turkey?
- BOTAŞ is named as owner or operator on the most — 20 of 23 (87%). Next are Çalık Holding (1), Eni S.p.A. (1) and Rosneft (1).
- How old are Turkey's pipelines?
- The median commissioning year is 2015, across the 11 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Batman-Dortyol Crude Oil Pipeline (1976); 5 came online in the past ten years.
- What new pipelines are being built in Turkey?
- 2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Manavgat-Alanya-Gazipaşa-Anamur Gas Pipeline and Sakarya Gas Pipeline — Phase II.