The President of the Nuclear Industry Association of Turkey, Alikaan Çiftçi, explains that Turkey aspires to be a major regional manufacturing, trade and logistics hub to meet the opportunities for nuclear energy in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey.
Turkiye, one of the 20 biggest economies in the world, has tried its best to be independent of foreign energy or at least to reduce its dependency. However, the rapid increase in population and fast economic growth made it tough for the Turkish authorities. Due to dependency on energy, Turkish foreign trade turnover results in a negative trade balance which in turn affects the whole Turkish economy, especially the Turkish national currency Lira.
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