Turkey is currently in the process of restructuring and liberalization of its natural gas market. However, Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Corporation’s (BOTAS) monopoly of more than 80% of natural gas imports, and ranging subsidized gas prices from the beginning, mainly for power generators but also for households and the industry, are among the factors preventing the formation of a fully competitive and liberal market. Hence, the primary aim of this study is to gain insight into the private sector view of the restructuring process, through a qualitative inquiry, including an industry-wide survey and a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis. This study reveals the various internal (Strengths and Weaknesses) and external (Opportunities and Threats) factors, the degree of importance of each factor for the future of the industry, and the level of consistency between these aforementioned assessments. Based on the consensus reached among the Turkish Natural Gas industry representatives, policy recommendations are provided. Results suggest that market liberalization and increase in private sector involvement are the two strengths agreed upon. Likewise, competitive structuring is evaluated as a critical factor for transparency and efficiency, rather than being simply infrastructure-based development. In addition, the participants concur on the importance of increasing share of LNG in the total natural gas supply.

土耳其目前正在重组和开放其天然气市场。但是，土耳其石油管道公司（BOTAS）垄断了超过80％的天然气进口，而且从一开始就对天然气价格进行补贴，主要是针对发电机，还包括家庭和行业，这是阻止天然气进口的因素。完全竞争和开放的市场。因此，本研究的主要目的是洞察改组过程私营部门视图，通过定性查询，包括全行业调查和小号trengths，w ^ eaknesses，ö pportunities，Ť磨损（SWOT）分析。这项研究揭示了各种内部（优势和劣势）和外部（机会与威胁）因素，每种因素对行业未来的重要性程度以及上述评估之间的一致性水平。根据土耳其天然气行业代表之间达成的共识，提供了政策建议。结果表明，市场自由化和私营部门参与的增加是商定的两个优势。同样，竞争性结构被视为提高透明度和效率的关键因素，而不仅仅是基于基础架构的开发。此外，与会人员同意增加液化天然气在天然气总供应中所占份额的重要性。