Türkiye's Critical and Strategic Minerals Report and Lists: 2025
This comprehensive national report identifies and classifies critical and strategic minerals essential to Türkiye’s economy, industrial development, and national security. The classification is based on global supply risk, strategic importance for key sectors (e.g., energy transition, defense, tech), and Türkiye’s domestic capabilities.
Based on the 2025 Turkey Critical and Strategic Minerals Report, Türkiye’s critical minerals are classified into several tiers depending on their strategic importance, supply risk, and industrial necessity. Here's a detailed breakdown:
These are minerals that are:
Indispensable for clean energy, defense, and advanced manufacturing,
Have high import dependency,
Are under increasing global supply pressure.
List:
Lithium
Silver
Titanium
Iron
Highly Critical Minerals
Manganese
Zinc
Copper
Aluminum
Significantly Critical Minerals
These have significant industrial uses and supply vulnerabilities:
Strongly linked to battery technologies, semiconductors, and magnets.
List:
Nickel
Rare Earth Elements (REEs)
Coal (for industrial use)
Palladium
Cobalt
Bismuth
Arsenic
Molybdenum
Gallium
Lead
Cadmium
Indium
Germanium
Niobium
Tin
Mercury
Antimony
Barite
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Potentially Critical Minerals
These are emerging or contextually strategic, often relevant for specific industries or future applications.
List:
Beryllium
Fluorite
Chromium
Boron
Platinum
Magnesite
Bentonite
Feldspar
Kaolin
Trona
Strategic but Broader Minerals
These are vital to Türkiye’s defence and military infrastructure, with some overlap with critical categories:
Includes:
Yttrium, Neodymium, Hafnium, Uranium, Vanadium, Zirconium, Cerium, Tantalum, Ruthenium, Tungsten, and more.