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Electricity Prices in Turkey

In the first half of 2026, households in Turkey paid 6.57 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. The household price in Turkey ranks 30th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026. Taxes and levies made up 10.5% of the household price in Turkey in the first half of 2026: 5.88 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 0.69 euro cents/kWh on top. In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Turkey paid 8.33 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.

Retail prices from Eurostat, a typical consumption band and not for everyone. They are not wholesale prices.

Key Facts, H1 2026

  • In the first half of 2026, households in Turkey paid 6.57 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 10.5% of the household price in Turkey in the first half of 2026: 5.88 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 0.69 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The household price in Turkey ranks 30th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the household price in Turkey was 6.36 euro cents/kWh, 78.0% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The household price in Turkey is 6.5% higher than a year earlier and 21.2% lower than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Turkey paid 8.33 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 17.3% of the medium sized business price in Turkey in the first half of 2026: 6.89 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 1.44 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The medium sized business price in Turkey ranks 34th dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the medium sized business price in Turkey was 10.61 euro cents/kWh, 51.9% lower than the European Union average of 22.06 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The medium sized business price in Turkey is 23.1% lower than a year earlier and 6.3% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • These are retail prices paid by customers, from Eurostat. They are not the wholesale day-ahead prices, which are a different measure and are shown separately.

Households: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year
Electricity price for households in Turkey, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included6.57 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes5.98 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies5.88 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price10.5%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first30 of 30H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in28.96 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier+6.5%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier-21.2%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 10.5% of the price in the first half of 2026: 5.88 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 0.69 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Turkey: households electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for households in Turkey from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 6.57 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 3.75 7.50 11.25 15.00 H2 2007H2 2011H2 2015H2 2019H2 2023
Electricity price for households in Turkey from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 6.57 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_204, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Turkey: households electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H2 20077.06 euro cents/kWh1.95 euro cents/kWh9.01 euro cents/kWh
H1 20087.82 euro cents/kWh2.16 euro cents/kWh9.98 euro cents/kWh
H2 20089.69 euro cents/kWh2.53 euro cents/kWh12.22 euro cents/kWh
H1 20099.09 euro cents/kWh2.35 euro cents/kWh11.44 euro cents/kWh
H2 20099.36 euro cents/kWh2.43 euro cents/kWh11.79 euro cents/kWh
H1 201010.67 euro cents/kWh2.75 euro cents/kWh13.42 euro cents/kWh
H2 201010.92 euro cents/kWh2.82 euro cents/kWh13.74 euro cents/kWh
H1 20119.78 euro cents/kWh2.40 euro cents/kWh12.18 euro cents/kWh
H2 20119.19 euro cents/kWh2.26 euro cents/kWh11.45 euro cents/kWh
H1 201210.44 euro cents/kWh2.66 euro cents/kWh13.10 euro cents/kWh
H2 201211.69 euro cents/kWh3.01 euro cents/kWh14.70 euro cents/kWh
H1 201311.86 euro cents/kWh3.09 euro cents/kWh14.95 euro cents/kWh
H2 201310.53 euro cents/kWh2.61 euro cents/kWh13.14 euro cents/kWh
H1 20149.55 euro cents/kWh2.37 euro cents/kWh11.92 euro cents/kWh
H2 201410.40 euro cents/kWh2.70 euro cents/kWh13.10 euro cents/kWh
H1 201510.81 euro cents/kWh2.79 euro cents/kWh13.60 euro cents/kWh
H2 20159.72 euro cents/kWh2.50 euro cents/kWh12.22 euro cents/kWh
H1 201610.20 euro cents/kWh2.47 euro cents/kWh12.67 euro cents/kWh
H2 20169.70 euro cents/kWh2.35 euro cents/kWh12.05 euro cents/kWh
H1 20178.45 euro cents/kWh2.03 euro cents/kWh10.48 euro cents/kWh
H2 20177.73 euro cents/kWh1.86 euro cents/kWh9.59 euro cents/kWh
H1 20187.27 euro cents/kWh1.77 euro cents/kWh9.04 euro cents/kWh
H2 20186.88 euro cents/kWh1.69 euro cents/kWh8.57 euro cents/kWh
H1 20196.84 euro cents/kWh1.63 euro cents/kWh8.47 euro cents/kWh
H2 20198.41 euro cents/kWh2.02 euro cents/kWh10.43 euro cents/kWh
H1 20208.05 euro cents/kWh1.90 euro cents/kWh9.95 euro cents/kWh
H2 20206.60 euro cents/kWh1.62 euro cents/kWh8.22 euro cents/kWh
H1 20216.72 euro cents/kWh1.62 euro cents/kWh8.34 euro cents/kWh
H2 20216.37 euro cents/kWh1.51 euro cents/kWh7.88 euro cents/kWh
H1 20227.48 euro cents/kWh1.18 euro cents/kWh8.66 euro cents/kWh
H2 20228.33 euro cents/kWh0.99 euro cents/kWh9.32 euro cents/kWh
H1 20237.59 euro cents/kWh0.83 euro cents/kWh8.42 euro cents/kWh
H2 20235.01 euro cents/kWh0.61 euro cents/kWh5.62 euro cents/kWh
H1 20244.34 euro cents/kWh0.54 euro cents/kWh4.88 euro cents/kWh
H2 20245.54 euro cents/kWh0.66 euro cents/kWh6.20 euro cents/kWh
H1 20255.52 euro cents/kWh0.65 euro cents/kWh6.17 euro cents/kWh
H2 20255.69 euro cents/kWh0.67 euro cents/kWh6.36 euro cents/kWh
H1 20265.88 euro cents/kWh0.69 euro cents/kWh6.57 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for households in consumption band DC (2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year), in euros.

Medium Sized Businesses: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_205, band IC, 500 to 1,999 MWh a year
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Turkey, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included8.33 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes6.94 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies6.89 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price17.3%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first34 of 34H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in22.06 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier-23.1%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+6.3%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 17.3% of the price in the first half of 2026: 6.89 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 1.44 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Turkey: medium sized businesses electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Turkey from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 8.33 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 6.25 12.50 18.75 25.00 H2 2007H2 2011H2 2015H2 2019H2 2023
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Turkey from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 8.33 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_205, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Turkey: medium sized businesses electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H2 20076.34 euro cents/kWh1.45 euro cents/kWh7.79 euro cents/kWh
H1 20086.61 euro cents/kWh1.51 euro cents/kWh8.12 euro cents/kWh
H2 20088.19 euro cents/kWh1.82 euro cents/kWh10.01 euro cents/kWh
H1 20097.54 euro cents/kWh1.66 euro cents/kWh9.20 euro cents/kWh
H2 20097.63 euro cents/kWh1.69 euro cents/kWh9.32 euro cents/kWh
H1 20108.63 euro cents/kWh1.91 euro cents/kWh10.54 euro cents/kWh
H2 20108.85 euro cents/kWh1.95 euro cents/kWh10.80 euro cents/kWh
H1 20117.60 euro cents/kWh1.67 euro cents/kWh9.27 euro cents/kWh
H2 20117.30 euro cents/kWh1.61 euro cents/kWh8.91 euro cents/kWh
H1 20128.31 euro cents/kWh1.87 euro cents/kWh10.18 euro cents/kWh
H2 20129.21 euro cents/kWh2.06 euro cents/kWh11.27 euro cents/kWh
H1 20138.91 euro cents/kWh2.00 euro cents/kWh10.91 euro cents/kWh
H2 20137.89 euro cents/kWh1.72 euro cents/kWh9.61 euro cents/kWh
H1 20147.20 euro cents/kWh1.56 euro cents/kWh8.76 euro cents/kWh
H2 20147.79 euro cents/kWh1.73 euro cents/kWh9.52 euro cents/kWh
H1 20157.90 euro cents/kWh1.74 euro cents/kWh9.64 euro cents/kWh
H2 20156.78 euro cents/kWh1.51 euro cents/kWh8.29 euro cents/kWh
H1 20167.22 euro cents/kWh1.56 euro cents/kWh8.78 euro cents/kWh
H2 20167.04 euro cents/kWh1.52 euro cents/kWh8.56 euro cents/kWh
H1 20176.15 euro cents/kWh1.33 euro cents/kWh7.48 euro cents/kWh
H2 20175.80 euro cents/kWh1.29 euro cents/kWh7.09 euro cents/kWh
H1 20185.71 euro cents/kWh1.24 euro cents/kWh6.95 euro cents/kWh
H2 20186.01 euro cents/kWh1.32 euro cents/kWh7.33 euro cents/kWh
H1 20196.83 euro cents/kWh1.50 euro cents/kWh8.33 euro cents/kWh
H2 20198.42 euro cents/kWh1.85 euro cents/kWh10.27 euro cents/kWh
H1 20207.74 euro cents/kWh1.68 euro cents/kWh9.42 euro cents/kWh
H2 20206.27 euro cents/kWh1.31 euro cents/kWh7.58 euro cents/kWh
H1 20216.48 euro cents/kWh1.36 euro cents/kWh7.84 euro cents/kWh
H2 20217.24 euro cents/kWh1.45 euro cents/kWh8.69 euro cents/kWh
H1 202211.71 euro cents/kWh2.23 euro cents/kWh13.94 euro cents/kWh
H2 202219.34 euro cents/kWh3.66 euro cents/kWh23.00 euro cents/kWh
H1 202313.92 euro cents/kWh2.63 euro cents/kWh16.55 euro cents/kWh
H2 20239.86 euro cents/kWh2.07 euro cents/kWh11.93 euro cents/kWh
H1 20248.98 euro cents/kWh1.88 euro cents/kWh10.86 euro cents/kWh
H2 20249.65 euro cents/kWh2.02 euro cents/kWh11.67 euro cents/kWh
H1 20258.95 euro cents/kWh1.88 euro cents/kWh10.83 euro cents/kWh
H2 20258.79 euro cents/kWh1.82 euro cents/kWh10.61 euro cents/kWh
H1 20266.89 euro cents/kWh1.44 euro cents/kWh8.33 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for medium sized businesses in consumption band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh a year), in euros.

Electricity Prices in Turkey: Questions

How much does electricity cost for a household in Turkey?

In the first half of 2026, households in Turkey paid 6.57 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 10.5% of the household price in Turkey in the first half of 2026: 5.88 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 0.69 euro cents/kWh on top. The household price in Turkey ranks 30th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

How much does electricity cost for a business in Turkey?

In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Turkey paid 8.33 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 17.3% of the medium sized business price in Turkey in the first half of 2026: 6.89 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 1.44 euro cents/kWh on top. The medium sized business price in Turkey ranks 34th dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

Is electricity in Turkey dearer than the European Union average?

In the second half of 2025, the household price in Turkey was 6.36 euro cents/kWh, 78.0% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.