Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed the Beylikova plant is operational and highlighted plans to unveil Türkiye’s Critical Raw Materials strategy, with Eti Maden leading value chain development.
The facility will produce rare earth oxides essential for permanent magnets in wind turbines and electric vehicle motors, supporting Türkiye’s goal of 120 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity by 2035.
Türkiye’s strategy, based on the 2025 Critical and Strategic Minerals Report, emphasizes combining resource extraction with advanced processing and high-tech industry, aiming for structural transformation and grid modernization.
What are the hidden environmental costs of Türkiye’s plan to become a critical minerals powerhouse?
Can the Beylikova project deliver rare earths fast enough for the world's EV and wind turbine makers?
How will Türkiye's new strategy reshape its strategic mineral partnership with the European Union?
Will Türkiye's state-led model for rare earth processing prove more successful than Western private efforts?
Can Türkiye's Beylikova project truly break China's dominance in the global rare earth market?