Electric vehicles, which will reduce countries’ dependence on foreign energy in the long term, are also preferred because they are environmentally friendly. Electric vehicle sales in Turkey are increasing day by day. So far, 59 different electric models have been sold in our country. It is estimated that these figures will almost double in 2024. While this increase continues, what is the status of infrastructure work? Details are in our news…
Turkey’s 10 cities with the most charging stations
According to Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) data, the number of charging stations is increasing day by day in all 81 provinces of Turkey. 8 thousand 492 slow charging (AC) and 3 thousand 575 fast charging (DC) services are provided to electric vehicle users at 5 thousand 614 stations across Turkey.
The most electric charging stations throughout Turkey are in Istanbul with 1308, followed by Ankara with 542 stations and Antalya with 422 stations. There are 3,316 sockets in the stations in Istanbul, 1249 in Ankara and 833 in Antalya. We have listed the 10 provinces with the highest number of electric vehicle stations and sockets in Turkey in the table below.
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| City | Number of stations | Number of sockets | AC socket | dc socket |
| Istanbul | 1308 | 3316 | 2564 | 752 |
| Ankara | 542 | 1249 | 917 | 332 |
| Antalya | 422 | 833 | 621 | 212 |
| Izmir | 295 | 550 | 384 | 166 |
| Bursa | 267 | 583 | 441 | 142 |
| mugla | 239 | 445 | 339 | 106 |
| Konya | 184 | 351 | 238 | 113 |
| Kayseri | 135 | 318 | 228 | 90 |
| Kocaeli | 114 | 291 | 184 | 107 |
| Balikesir | 107 | 224 | 138 | 86 |
The number of electric charging stations will increase
While the number of electric vehicles and charging stations is increasing in Turkey, the EMRA regulation that will allow these vehicles to be used in a more environmentally friendly manner has also come into force. With the regulation, charging network operator license holders can designate all or some of the charging stations in their charging network as green charging stations. Considering the rate of increase in renewable energy investments, an increase in the number of green charging stations is expected.