Turkish Coal Operations Authority

Turkish Coal Operations Authority
Türkiye Kömür İşletmeleri Kurumu
AbbreviationTKİ
TypeState-owned enterprise
Productslignite
Official language
Turkish
Websitetki.gov.tr

The Turkish Coal Operations Authority (TKİ) is the state-owned enterprise which mines lignite coal in Turkey. Turkey is the third-largest lignite producer in the world,[1] with 7% of total production.[2] In 2018 TKI mined 30 Mt of which 16 Mt was open pit and 14 Mt underground: and in the same year 20 Mt was sold, 12.6 Mt to power plants and 7.4 Mt to industry and households.[3] TKİ is on the Global Coal Exit List compiled by the NGO Urgewald (in German).[4] It employs about 4000 people.[5]: 34 

  1. ^ Ersoy (2019), p. 7
  2. ^ "Lignite coal – health effects and recommendations from the health sector" (PDF). Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL). December 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  3. ^ Ersoy (2019), p. 11
  4. ^ "Coal Exit list". coalexit.org. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  5. ^ 2019 Annual Ownership Report for State Owned Enterprises (PDF). Ministry of Treasury and Finance (Turkey) (Report).