Turkish Energy Security Under Threat

The internal unrest in South-East Turkey that started following the June 7th, 2015 general elections continue to threathen Turkey’s energy security. The Turkish government (Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi-Justice and Development Party) is struggling to ensure the safety of the country’s border with both Syria and Iraq, which covers a total distance of about 1300km. As a result of the fighting that started between Turkish security forces and the PKK after the June 7th elections,since then 200 Turkish security forces and more than 3000 PKK militants died. Due to the continuation of the fighting and the implementation of a curfew from time to time in the region, the only official information is provided by the Turkish government and is seen as unreliable, yet government officials do not allow a neutral institution to enter into the conflict zone.

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