In Turkey, energy policy is created and implemented by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR). MENR is in charge of setting and implementing long-term plans by determining a strategy in relation to the electricity market based on this task.

Turkey Law No. 4628/2001 was enacted in Turkey in 2001 for the electricity market to be accessible to private entities and for electricity market operations to be conducted under the conditions of a free-market economy and the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) was established to regulate this new structure. EMRA acts as an independent administrative authority in charge of regulating and auditing the electricity market in line with this law as well as the duties and tasks ascribed by the Electricity Market Law, Turkey Law No. 6446/2013 (the EML).

Other principal government participants are:

• the General Directorate of Energy Affairs;