Türkiye plans interagency push on critical minerals
Türkiye plans to establish two interagency bodies to coordinate policy on critical minerals and raw materials, with the aim of increasing domestic production and reducing supply risks for defense, energy and high-technology industries.
The Energy and Natural Resources Ministry is expected to lead the planned Critical Minerals Board.
The body would bring together state miner Eti Maden, the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA), the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK), several ministries and the Defense Industries Presidency.
It would assess the strategic importance of minerals for key industries, potential supply-chain disruptions and the environmental and social effects of extraction and processing.
