The Mining Law No. 3213 of 1985 (2004 Ed.) establishes the principles and procedures with regard to exploring, operating, enjoying rightful ownership and renunciation of mines.

The Law No. 5710 of 2007 Concerning the Construction and Operation of Nuclear Power Plants and the Sale of Energy Generated from Those Plants to provide, in accordance with the energy plan and policy, the procedures and principles for the construction and operation of nuclear power plants and the sale of energy generated from those plants.

The Law No. 5686 of 2007 on Geothermal Resources and Natural Mineral Waters is to set forth the rules and principles for effective searching, exploring, developing, producing and protecting the geothermal and natural mineral water resources, for becoming the beneficiary of such resources and for turning over such rights, for making economical use in compliance with the environment and for their proper reclamation after use.

This Law aims to ensure the establishment of a financially sound, stable and transparent electricity market operating in a competitive environment under, and subject to, private law provisions. It also aims to ensure the independent regulation and supervision of the private market for purposes of providing sufficient, good quality, uninterrupted, low cost and environment-friendly electricity to consumers. It applies to electricity generation, transmission, distribution, wholesale and retail sale, import and export, market operation as well as to the rights and obligations of all real and legal persons engaged in such activities. ---Note: TEIAS: Turkish Electricity Transmission Corporation; TETAS: Turkish Electricity Trade and Contracting Corporation.

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR) Regulations on Energy and Natural Resources Expertise aims to regulate the profession recruitment, training and competence examinations, working procedures and principles, duties, powers, rights and responsibilities of energy and Natural Resources experts and assistant experts.

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR) Audit Services Directorate Regulations to determine the discipline supervisors of the officers who serve in the Ministry of energy and Natural Resources.

The MENR Statistics Services Data Regulations aims to determine the procedures and principles for the collection of data sets required by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources within the scope of its activities carried out within the framework of its duties, powers and responsibilities from the relevant stakeholders.

The Law No. 3154 of 1985 on the Organisation and Duties of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources.

The information used in this report is obtained from the obligatory notifications of the distribution license holders and pulls together the data of LPG Market for whole year of 2007, which has been gathered, controlled and analyzed. This report encloses additional analysis and assessments with respect to the Report of 2006. It also includes sales’ numbers for 81 provinces and mentions training activities made by trade associations.

The objective of this Law is to regulate the guidance, surveillance and supervision activities in order to ensure the transparent, non-discriminatory and stable performance of market activities pertaining to the delivery of petroleum supplied from domestic and foreign resources to consumers, directly or after processing, in a reliable, cost-effective manner within a competitive environment. It covers the regulation, guidance, surveillance and supervision procedures to ensure and improve the sound and regular operation of the markets pertaining to petroleum.