Türkiye’s Critical and Strategic Minerals List

Country / jurisdiction: Republic of Turkiye · Year: 2025 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary

In 2025, Türkiye published its first comprehensive Critical and Strategic Minerals List through the Critical and Strategic Minerals Report , prepared by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. The report categorises minerals into five groups: Highly Critical, Significantly Critical, Potentially Critical, Strategic, and Critical. This classification underscores Türkiye’s commitment to securing mineral supply chains vital for its energy transition, industrial development, and national security. By identifying minerals with the highest supply risk and strategic importance — such as lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements — the report provides a framework for policy decisions, investment priorities, and international collaboration.

Highly Critical Minerals : Minerals with the highest supply risk and essentiality for Türkiye’s economy and strategic sectors (energy, defense, technology). Their disruption would cause severe economic and security impacts.

Lithium

Cobalt

Rare Earth Elements (REEs)

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Nickel

Significantly Critical Minerals : Minerals with notable supply risk and importance for industrial and technological development, but less severe than highly critical ones.

Chromium

Manganese

Tungsten

Vanadium

Fluorspar

Potentially Critical Minerals : Minerals that may become critical in the future due to evolving technologies, demand trends, or geopolitical factors.

Bismuth

Antimony

Zirconium

Molybdenum

Selenium

Strategic Minerals : Minerals vital for defense, aerospace, and high-tech industries, often overlapping with critical minerals but prioritized for national security.

Titanium

Tantalum

Niobium

Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)

Silicon

Critical Minerals (General List) : Minerals considered essential for economic stability and energy transition, with varying degrees of supply risk.

Copper

Aluminum

Zinc

Lead

Phosphate

Official source: https://enerji.gov.tr/Media/Dizin/TKDB/tr/Belgeler/Critical_and_Strategic_Minerals_Report_Eng.pdf