VOL. XLV

No 10

11 March 2002

TURKEY

TurkeyTo Deregulate Gas Market In May

Turkeyplans to deregulate its natural gas market on 2 May, according to a TurkishDaily News report of 22 February.Plansare also underway to liberalize the power market next September.Turkeyenacted the Natural Gas Market Law in early 2001 as part of sweeping reforms tothe countrys energy sector (MEES, 23 April 2001).The reforms, implemented at the urging of theInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, are...