Southern Energy Corridor: Turkey's Role in European Energy Security

Professor Mehmet is a development economist who has authored numerous books and articles. He is Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the Eastern Mediterranean University, and a member of the Turkish Economics Association, from whom he received the distinguished service medal in 2006. Professor Yorucu specializes in economic development, international economics, and energy and construction economics. He is Vice President of the Turkish Economics Association and Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance and formerly to the Minister of Economy and Tourism.

• Introduction: The Southern Energy Corridor.- Turkey as a Hub in the South Energy Corridor.- Securing European Energy from the Caspian Basin and Eastern Mediterranean.- Turkish Energy Market.- Hydrocarbon Discoveries in Eastern Mediterranean.- Geopolitics of Cypriot, Israeli, Lebanese gas Fields.- The Economics of Joining the Turkish Pipelines.- Conclusion: European Energy Security and the Southern Energy Corridor.

“I would recommend it for everyone interested in the energy security of the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as those focussing on Greco-Turkish/Cypriot-Turkish relations. It offers a concise overview of the current state of affairs in the field of energy security in the region, and a brief Turkish glimpse of it.” (Martina Dočkalová,Mezinárodní vztahy / Czech Journal of International Relations, Vol. 53 (4), 2018)