The main aim of this work is to investigate Turkey's nuclear energy studies. Turkish officials had long discussed the possibility that nuclear power might help the country address its energy problems. But they canceled plans for building a 1400 MW nuclear power plant at Akkuyu Bay on its Mediterranean coast in July 2000. The cancellation was directly caused by Turkey's economic situation. There has been much opposition to the project for a variety of reasons including a seismic risk in the area where the power plant was to be sited. Given Turkey's desire to diversify its energy sources, nuclear power was expected to remain on the agenda.
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