Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Turkey's #1 import source (world lens). Turkey is the EU's #17 goods supplier.
Turkey on the world stage
Total imports
$374.1bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$281.1bn
211 partners
#1 import source
Rep. of Korea
2.5%
#1 export dest.
Germany
7.3%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Turkey and the EU
EU imports from
€103.4bn
4.1% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€114.0bn
4.3% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #17 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 1.10
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
124
EUR/MWh
Consumer
73
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
470
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
43%
of generation
Wholesale 84 EUR/MWh · hybrid market
Power market
● Take-or-pay / single-buyer lock-inMarket model
Liberalised wholesale exchange
Direct PPA
Allowed
grid access: open
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
EMRA (Energy Market Regulatory Authority)
Coal lock-in (35%, including lignite), gas import dependence (pipeline from Russia/Iran/Azerbaijan, plus LNG), and rapid demand growth outpacing renewable buildout. Akkuyu nuclear plant (Rosatom) commissioning in 2025…
Tracked infrastructure
57 gas plants
24.3 GW
78 coal plants
20.5 GW
312 wind farms
11.3 GW · 19 building
27 solar farms
2.4 GW · 4 building
0 nuclear plants
capacity n/a · 4 building
79 hydro plants
22.8 GW · 1 building
3 steel plants
13,100 ktpa
37 coal mines
capacity n/a
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
66
1 production-backed
Acid-drainage prone
9
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Iron, Other mine, Gold
Mine-water verifiability
Partial
national monitoring + river-basin GIS plans + discharge…
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Monitored ports (27)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
33
→ 44.3 by 2050
Fertility
1.62
below replacement
Working-age
68.3%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
15.1
→ 35.2 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 87.5M · peaks 2047
By 2050: +4% (91.3M)