TWEC 2023

The 12th Turkish Wind Energy Congress (TÜREK) was held at the Istanbul Hilton Bomonti Hotel on November 7-8, 2023, hosted by the Istanbul Development Agency, under the motto "The 100th Anniversary of Our Republic, The Century of Wind."

On the first day of the congress, opening speeches were delivered by Dr. Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye; Mustafa Varank, Chairman of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Industry, Trade, Energy, Natural Resources, Information and Technology Commission; Mustafa Yılmaz, President of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK); Giles Dickson, CEO of WindEurope; and İbrahim Erden, President of the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB). The opening of the second day, themed "Turkish Supplier Day" and organized in collaboration with WindEurope, was conducted with speeches from Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Minister of Industry and Technology; Giles Dickson, CEO of WindEurope; Erkam Tüzgen, Secretary General of the Istanbul Development Agency; and İbrahim Erden, President of TÜREB.

TÜREK 2023 provided significant information about the current status and potential of the Turkish wind sector, and, as in previous years, it saw broad participation. The congress hosted 4,358 participants, 131 speakers, 153 international visitors, 247 students, and 39 exhibiting companies.