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32. World Bank (2015).
33. Carafa (2010).
34. Arsel et al. (2015).
35. “Resistance against coal-fired plant in Gerze,” Bianet, November
28, 2011, http://bianet.org/english/environment/134340-resistanceagainst-coal-fired-plant-in-gerze.
36. Author’s interview on July 11, 2012.
37. Author’s interviews on December 9, 2011, July 11, 2012 and May 28,
2019.
38. Kaygusuz and Arsel (2005).
39. Author’s interviews on July 4 and 11, 2012; January 13, 2014; May 24
and 27, 2019.
40. Author’s interviews on July 1, 2013, January 23, 2019.
41. Erensu (2018).
42. Author’s interview on July 2, 2012.
43. Bayulgen (2013).
44. Onis and Kutay (2013).
45. Ozveren and Nas (2012) and Arsel (2005).
46. Author’s interviews on July 10, 2013 and May 24, 2019.
47. Sahin (2016).
48. Author’s interview on May 24, 2019.
49. Kaygusuz and Arsel (2005, p. 161).
50. Erensu (2017).
51. “11,000-Year-Old Turkish Town About to Be Submerged Forever,” PRI’s
The World, May 22, 2019, https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-05-22/
11000-year-old-turkish-town-about-be-submerged-forever.
52. Jewell and Ates (2015).
53. See Sahin (2011) and Aydin (2020). Some have also argued that the
Western countries’ fear of a transfer of nuclear material and technology
from Turkey to third parties prevented the development of nuclear power
in Turkey early on (Kibaroglu 1997).
54. Author’s interviews on July 11, 2012, July 2, 2013 and May 27, 2019.
55. Kuyucu (2017).
56. Ozel (2012).
57. Biresselioglu et al. (2019).
58. World Bank (2015).
59. Winrow (2014).
60. Author’s interviews on July 2, 2012 and May 29, 2019.
61. Forbes magazine reported that 82 of 100 richest people of Turkey
had active operations in the energy sector in 2013, making the sector
the country’s most profitable alongside real estate (En zengin 100
T¨ urk’ten 82’si enerjici” [82 of riches 100 Turks are in energy], Enerji
G¨ unl¨ u˘ g¨ u, May 3, 2014, http://www.enerjigunlugu.net/icerik/7391/enzengin-100-turkten-82si-enerjici.html#.V8bNm5MrKHo.
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32. World Bank (2015).
33. Carafa (2010).
34. Arsel et al. (2015).
35. “Resistance against coal-fired plant in Gerze,” Bianet, November
28, 2011, http://bianet.org/english/environment/134340-resistanceagainst-coal-fired-plant-in-gerze.
36. Author’s interview on July 11, 2012.
37. Author’s interviews on December 9, 2011, July 11, 2012 and May 28,
2019.
38. Kaygusuz and Arsel (2005).
39. Author’s interviews on July 4 and 11, 2012; January 13, 2014; May 24
and 27, 2019.
40. Author’s interviews on July 1, 2013, January 23, 2019.
41. Erensu (2018).
42. Author’s interview on July 2, 2012.
43. Bayulgen (2013).
44. Onis and Kutay (2013).
45. Ozveren and Nas (2012) and Arsel (2005).
46. Author’s interviews on July 10, 2013 and May 24, 2019.
47. Sahin (2016).
48. Author’s interview on May 24, 2019.
49. Kaygusuz and Arsel (2005, p. 161).
50. Erensu (2017).
51. “11,000-Year-Old Turkish Town About to Be Submerged Forever,” PRI’s
The World, May 22, 2019, https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-05-22/
11000-year-old-turkish-town-about-be-submerged-forever.
52. Jewell and Ates (2015).
53. See Sahin (2011) and Aydin (2020). Some have also argued that the
Western countries’ fear of a transfer of nuclear material and technology
from Turkey to third parties prevented the development of nuclear power
in Turkey early on (Kibaroglu 1997).
54. Author’s interviews on July 11, 2012, July 2, 2013 and May 27, 2019.
55. Kuyucu (2017).
56. Ozel (2012).
57. Biresselioglu et al. (2019).
58. World Bank (2015).
59. Winrow (2014).
60. Author’s interviews on July 2, 2012 and May 29, 2019.
61. Forbes magazine reported that 82 of 100 richest people of Turkey
had active operations in the energy sector in 2013, making the sector
the country’s most profitable alongside real estate (En zengin 100
T¨ urk’ten 82’si enerjici” [82 of riches 100 Turks are in energy], Enerji
G¨ unl¨ u˘ g¨ u, May 3, 2014, http://www.enerjigunlugu.net/icerik/7391/enzengin-100-turkten-82si-enerjici.html#.V8bNm5MrKHo.