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Turkish engineer and politician (born 1975)

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Alparslan Bayraktar Bayraktar in 2024 Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Incumbent Assumed office 4 June 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Preceded by Fatih Dönmez Personal details Born 1975 (age 50–51) Kırıkhan, Hatay, Turkey Party Justice and Development Party Alma mater Istanbul Technical University (BS)[1] Tufts University (MA)[1] Bilkent University (MA)[1] Middle East Technical University (PhD)[1]

**Alparslan Bayraktar** (born 1975) is a [Turkish](/source/Turkish_people) academic, engineer, and politician. He has served as the [Minister of Energy and Natural Resources](/source/Ministry_of_Energy_and_Natural_Resources) since 2023. Before being elected to this position, he served as the deputy minister and a commissioner of the [Energy Market Regulatory Authority](/source/Energy_Market_Regulatory_Authority).[2][3] Bayraktar has also served as the chair of the [World Energy Council](/source/World_Energy_Council) for [Turkey](/source/Turkey) since 2015, and as the chair of the Istanbul Center for Regulation since 2018.[4][5]

## Early life and education

Bayraktar was born on July 9, 1975, in [Kırıkhan](/source/K%C4%B1r%C4%B1khan), [Hatay Province](/source/Hatay_Province), [Turkey](/source/Turkey). His family was originally from [Trabzon](/source/Trabzon) but later relocated to [Ankara](/source/Ankara), where he completed his education.

Bayraktar earned a [Bachelor of Science](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) in Mechanical Engineering from [Istanbul Technical University](/source/Istanbul_Technical_University), and a [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts), as well as education in [International Relations](/source/International_relations), from the [Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy](/source/Fletcher_School_of_Law_and_Diplomacy), [Tufts University](/source/Tufts_University) in [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts).[6] Moreover, he also obtained a [Master's Degree in Law](/source/Master_of_Laws) and Economics from [Bilkent University](/source/Bilkent_University) in Ankara. He received his [PhD](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy) in Energy, [Environmental Economics](/source/Environmental_economics), and Policy from [Middle East Technical University](/source/Middle_East_Technical_University) (METU) in [Turkey](/source/Turkey), focusing his research on "*A Multidimensional Analysis of Turkish-German Low Carbon Energy Transitions*."[7]

## Career

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### Academic career

Bayraktar has lectured at [Bilkent University](/source/Bilkent_University) in [Ankara](/source/Ankara) for the Energy Economics, Policy, and Security (EEPS) program and at [Middle East Technical University](/source/Middle_East_Technical_University) in [Ankara](/source/Ankara).[8]

### Political career

Bayraktar was appointed [Minister of Energy and Natural Resources](/source/Ministry_of_Energy_and_Natural_Resources) of Turkey on June 4, 2023. He began his political career as a Commissioner of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority from 2010 to 2016. Following this, he served as the General Director of [International Affairs](/source/International_relations) and the [European Union](/source/European_Union) from 2016 to 2018, which led to his appointment as Deputy Undersecretary. From 2018 until 2023, he held the position of [Deputy Minister](/source/Deputy_minister).[2]

While Deputy Minister, Bayraktar contributed to the "Turkish Energy Transition 1.0" initiative,[9] which played a role in the development of Turkey's National Energy and Mining Strategy. He earlier worked on guidelines to ensure effective energy supply and encourage the adoption of clean energy. Following the announcement of Turkey's National Energy and Mining Strategy was announced in 2017, Bayraktar then detailed plans for "Turkish Energy Transition 2.0."[9] The second phase of the initiative focused on [energy supply](/source/Energy_supply) security policies [decrease the country's reliance on imported energy sources](/source/Energy_security) and expanding the role of [renewable energy](/source/Renewable_energy) in [Turkey's energy mix](/source/Energy_in_Turkey). [10]

Bayraktar has spoken at international energy conferences, discussing [carbon neutrality (global net-zero emissions)](/source/Net-zero_emissions) and Turkey's [nuclear energy](/source/Nuclear_energy_policy) policies.[11]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tr-gov_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tr-gov_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-tr-gov_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-tr-gov_1-3) ["Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources"](https://enerji.gov.tr/bakan).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) ["Alparslan BAYRAKTAR"](https://enerji.gov.tr/minister). *enerji.gov.tr*. Retrieved 2025-02-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Türkiye charting 'Turkish way' to meet soaring energy demand"](https://www.dailysabah.com/business/energy/turkiye-charting-turkish-way-to-meet-soaring-energy-demand). Daily Sabah. 2025-10-14. Retrieved 2025-11-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Administrative Board"](https://www.worldenergy.org.tr/administrative-board/). *www.worldenergy.org.tr*. Retrieved 2025-02-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Board of Directors"](https://www.ic4r.net/board-of-directors/). *ic4r.net*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Alparslan Bayraktar"](https://ngi.stanford.edu/people/alparslan-bayraktar). *stanford.edu*. Retrieved 2025-02-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-AlparslanBayraktarpdf_7-0)** ["Alparslan Bayraktar"](https://open.metu.edu.tr/bitstream/handle/11511/88680/Alparslan%20Bayraktar.pdf) (PDF).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bio_8-0)** ["Alparslan Bayraktar"](https://www.enerji.gov.tr/en-US/bakanlik/mensuplari/Alparslan-BAYRAKTAR). Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2025-11-09.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-atlanticcouncil.org_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-atlanticcouncil.org_9-1) ["Turkeys Energy Nexus-Discoveries and Developments"](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Turkeys_Energy_Nexus-Discoveries_and_Developments.pdf) (PDF). *Turkish Poilicy Quarterly*. **17**. 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanı Alparslan Bayraktar a Haber'de! Körfez ülkeleriyle 29,7 milyar dolar enerji anlaşması"](https://www.ahaber.com.tr/ozel-haberler/2023/07/31/enerji-ve-tabii-kaynaklar-bakani-alparslan-bayraktar-a-haberde). 31 July 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["H.E. Dr Alparslan Bayraktar at ADIPEC 2021"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU3S04G1P6g). *YouTube*. 16 November 2021.

Political offices Preceded by Fatih Dönmez Minister of Energy and Natural Resources 4 June 2023 – present Incumbent

v t e Fifth Erdoğan Cabinet (2023–present) Cabinet President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz (2023–present) Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı (2023–present) Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Ersoy (2023–present) Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar (2023–present) Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change Mehmet Özhaseki (2023–2024) Murat Kurum (2024–present) Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir (2023–present) Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan (2023–present) Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca (2023–2024) Kemal Memişoğlu (2024–present) Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır (2023–present) Minister of the Interior Ali Yerlikaya (2023–2026) Mustafa Çiftçi (2026–present) Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç (2023–2026) Akın Gürlek (2026–present) Minister of National Education Yusuf Tekin (2023–present) Minister of National Defence Yaşar Güler (2023–present) Minister of Labour and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan (2023–present) Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat (2023–present) Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu (2023–present) Minister of Treasury and Finance Mehmet Şimşek (2023–present) Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak (2023–present)

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