The tender will be announced in September, ahead of COP31 in Antalya in November, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said. He set a 5,000 MW offshore wind target for 2035, which he expects to reach earlier.
Four candidate areas have been identified off Saros Bay, Gökçeada, Bozcaada and Edremit in northwestern Türkiye, formally announced in May. A draft framework published in June allocates 1,000 MW of grid capacity with a 49-year YEKA concession, run as a reverse auction with a price corridor of USD 0.07–0.11 per kWh. Consultation on the draft ended 17 August.
The framework gives developers three years after a pre-licence for site investigations, measurements and permitting, then a further three years for construction. Developers may withdraw if capacity factor falls below 40 per cent or seabed studies show significant technical difficulties.
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This confirms the Q1 2027 timeline first reported on 13 August.