VOL. XLIII

No. 41

9-OCTOBER-2000

TURKEY

Turkish Government Takes Steps To Save Energy

Faced with the prospect of a serious energy shortage this winter, Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit on 4 October ordered the implementation of a package of energy-saving measures within the public sector. In a statement in which he acknowledged that the balance between energy supply and demand has reached a critical point, Mr Ecevit ordered public offices to rearrange their hours to make maximum use of...