The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has declared 17 different regions across Turkey as Renewable Energy Resource Areas (YEKA). The ministry's announcement on the matter was published in the Official Gazette.
According to the announcement, certain areas in the districts of Polatlı (Ankara), Gercüş (Batman), Solhan (Bingöl), Merkez (Çorum), Çivril and Bekilli (Denizli), Keşan (Edirne), Cihanbeyli (Konya), Arapgir (Malatya), Yıldızeli (Sivas), Sulusaray (Tokat), Banaz, Eşme, Sivaslı, Karahallı, Ulubey and Merkez (Uşak), as well as Akdağmadeni (Yozgat) and Küpeli Mahallesi (Kayseri), have been granted YEKA status under the Renewable Energy Resource Areas Regulation.