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Solar potential in Turkey, province by province

Source: PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission, JRC) · Last updated 2026-08-07

Specific yield in Turkey ranges from 1,020 kWh/kWp/year in Rize to 1,620 kWh/kWp/year in Antalya, with a national average of 1,420 kWh/kWp. In practice a 1 MWp fixed-tilt plant generates roughly 1,020–1,620 MWh per year depending on location. The table below lists all 81 provinces so you can size a project before committing to a site.

• Southeastern and Mediterranean provinces lead; Black Sea provinces sit at the lower end.
• The spread between best and worst province is about 59% — material, but rarely the deciding factor on its own.
• Figures assume fixed 30° south tilt and 14% system losses; single-axis tracking typically adds output at higher capex.
• Turkey uses a single grid operator per province — connection capacity, not irradiation, is often the real constraint.

Regional summary

Region	Provinces	Average yield	Range	1 MWp output
Mediterranean	8	1,554 kWh/kWp	1,420–1,620	~1,554 MWh
Southeastern Anatolia	9	1,540 kWh/kWp	1,490–1,580	~1,540 MWh
Aegean	8	1,518 kWh/kWp	1,410–1,590	~1,518 MWh
Central Anatolia	13	1,496 kWh/kWp	1,420–1,610	~1,496 MWh
Eastern Anatolia	14	1,399 kWh/kWp	1,240–1,490	~1,399 MWh
Marmara	11	1,362 kWh/kWp	1,260–1,520	~1,362 MWh
Black Sea	18	1,256 kWh/kWp	1,020–1,390	~1,256 MWh

Seasonality: monthly profile

Annual averages hide seasonal swing, which matters for offtake and storage sizing. Example — Antalya, the highest-yield province: peak in Jul at 165 kWh/kWp, trough in Jan at 96 kWh/kWp — a 1.7× swing, with 25.2% of annual output falling in the four winter months.

Jan

103

Feb

140

Mar

148

Apr

155

May

158

Jun

165

Jul

163

Aug

150

Sep

131

Oct

111

Nov

Dec

All 81 provinces, ranked

Specific yield and indicative annual output for a 1 MWp fixed-tilt plant.

#	Province	Region	kWh/kWp/year	1 MWp output
1	Antalya	Mediterranean	1,620	~1,620 MWh
2	Mersin	Mediterranean	1,610	~1,610 MWh
3	Burdur	Mediterranean	1,610	~1,610 MWh
4	Niğde	Central Anatolia	1,610	~1,610 MWh
5	İzmir	Aegean	1,590	~1,590 MWh
6	Aydın	Aegean	1,590	~1,590 MWh
7	Muğla	Aegean	1,590	~1,590 MWh
8	Gaziantep	Southeastern Anatolia	1,580	~1,580 MWh
9	Şanlıurfa	Southeastern Anatolia	1,580	~1,580 MWh
10	Adıyaman	Southeastern Anatolia	1,580	~1,580 MWh
11	Karaman	Central Anatolia	1,580	~1,580 MWh
12	Mardin	Southeastern Anatolia	1,570	~1,570 MWh
13	Aksaray	Central Anatolia	1,570	~1,570 MWh
14	Kilis	Southeastern Anatolia	1,570	~1,570 MWh
15	Konya	Central Anatolia	1,560	~1,560 MWh
16	Hatay	Mediterranean	1,560	~1,560 MWh
17	Uşak	Aegean	1,560	~1,560 MWh
18	Adana	Mediterranean	1,550	~1,550 MWh
19	Kahramanmaraş	Mediterranean	1,550	~1,550 MWh
20	Kırşehir	Central Anatolia	1,530	~1,530 MWh
21	Çanakkale	Marmara	1,520	~1,520 MWh
22	Isparta	Mediterranean	1,510	~1,510 MWh
23	Denizli	Aegean	1,500	~1,500 MWh
24	Batman	Southeastern Anatolia	1,500	~1,500 MWh
25	Şırnak	Southeastern Anatolia	1,500	~1,500 MWh
26	Diyarbakır	Southeastern Anatolia	1,490	~1,490 MWh
27	Malatya	Eastern Anatolia	1,490	~1,490 MWh
28	Elazığ	Eastern Anatolia	1,490	~1,490 MWh
29	Hakkari	Eastern Anatolia	1,490	~1,490 MWh
30	Siirt	Southeastern Anatolia	1,490	~1,490 MWh
31	Kırıkkale	Central Anatolia	1,490	~1,490 MWh
32	Tunceli	Eastern Anatolia	1,480	~1,480 MWh
33	Ankara	Central Anatolia	1,470	~1,470 MWh
34	Afyonkarahisar	Aegean	1,470	~1,470 MWh
35	Van	Eastern Anatolia	1,470	~1,470 MWh
36	Nevşehir	Central Anatolia	1,460	~1,460 MWh
37	Yozgat	Central Anatolia	1,450	~1,450 MWh
38	Eskişehir	Central Anatolia	1,440	~1,440 MWh
39	Kayseri	Central Anatolia	1,440	~1,440 MWh
40	Balıkesir	Marmara	1,430	~1,430 MWh
41	Kütahya	Aegean	1,430	~1,430 MWh
42	Bingöl	Eastern Anatolia	1,430	~1,430 MWh
43	Çankırı	Central Anatolia	1,430	~1,430 MWh
44	Bitlis	Eastern Anatolia	1,420	~1,420 MWh
45	Sivas	Central Anatolia	1,420	~1,420 MWh
46	Osmaniye	Mediterranean	1,420	~1,420 MWh
47	Manisa	Aegean	1,410	~1,410 MWh
48	Erzincan	Eastern Anatolia	1,410	~1,410 MWh
49	Çorum	Black Sea	1,390	~1,390 MWh
50	Kırklareli	Marmara	1,390	~1,390 MWh
51	İstanbul	Marmara	1,380	~1,380 MWh
52	Edirne	Marmara	1,380	~1,380 MWh
53	Bayburt	Black Sea	1,380	~1,380 MWh
54	Ağrı	Eastern Anatolia	1,370	~1,370 MWh
55	Iğdır	Eastern Anatolia	1,360	~1,360 MWh
56	Tekirdağ	Marmara	1,350	~1,350 MWh
57	Karabük	Black Sea	1,350	~1,350 MWh
58	Amasya	Black Sea	1,340	~1,340 MWh
59	Bilecik	Marmara	1,340	~1,340 MWh
60	Bartın	Black Sea	1,340	~1,340 MWh
61	Yalova	Marmara	1,340	~1,340 MWh
62	Erzurum	Eastern Anatolia	1,330	~1,330 MWh
63	Bursa	Marmara	1,320	~1,320 MWh
64	Tokat	Black Sea	1,320	~1,320 MWh
65	Gümüşhane	Black Sea	1,310	~1,310 MWh
66	Kastamonu	Black Sea	1,310	~1,310 MWh
67	Muş	Eastern Anatolia	1,310	~1,310 MWh
68	Zonguldak	Black Sea	1,310	~1,310 MWh
69	Kars	Eastern Anatolia	1,300	~1,300 MWh
70	Artvin	Black Sea	1,280	~1,280 MWh
71	Bolu	Black Sea	1,280	~1,280 MWh
72	Sinop	Black Sea	1,280	~1,280 MWh
73	Kocaeli	Marmara	1,270	~1,270 MWh
74	Sakarya	Marmara	1,260	~1,260 MWh
75	Ardahan	Eastern Anatolia	1,240	~1,240 MWh
76	Düzce	Black Sea	1,210	~1,210 MWh
77	Samsun	Black Sea	1,200	~1,200 MWh
78	Ordu	Black Sea	1,150	~1,150 MWh
79	Giresun	Black Sea	1,070	~1,070 MWh
80	Trabzon	Black Sea	1,060	~1,060 MWh
81	Rize	Black Sea	1,020	~1,020 MWh

Frequently asked questions

Which province in Turkey has the highest solar yield?+

According to PVGIS v5.2, Antalya has the highest specific yield at 1,620 kWh/kWp per year, while Rize has the lowest at 1,020 kWh/kWp. The national average across all 81 provinces is 1,420 kWh/kWp/year. A 1 MWp plant in Antalya would generate roughly 1,620 MWh annually.

How much does a 1 MWp solar plant produce in Turkey?+

Between roughly 1,020 MWh (Rize, lowest) and 1,620 MWh (Antalya, highest) per year. At the national average of 1,420 kWh/kWp, a 1 MWp plant produces about 1,420 MWh annually. These are single-point estimates for fixed-tilt systems; actual output depends on module technology, tilt, tracking, soiling and grid curtailment.

What assumptions are behind these figures?+

All values come from PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission, JRC) using each province's administrative centre coordinates, a fixed 30° south-facing tilt and 14% system losses. They are indicative planning figures, not a bankable yield assessment. For a specific site we run a location-based feasibility study with actual coordinates, terrain and grid connection data.

Does lower irradiation mean a project is not viable?+

Not necessarily. Project economics depend on electricity tariffs, self-consumption ratio, land or rooftop cost and grid connection capacity — not on irradiation alone. A rooftop project in a lower-yield province serving high daytime industrial consumption can outperform a higher-yield site with poor offtake.

Planning a project in Turkey?

We deliver turnkey EPC — feasibility, permitting, grid connection, procurement, construction and O&M. Send us a location and target capacity; we will return a site-specific yield study and budget.

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Data and sources. Specific yield values are taken from PVGIS v5.2 (European Commission, Joint Research Centre), queried at each province's administrative centre with a fixed 30° south-facing tilt and 14% system losses. Output figures are indicative planning estimates for fixed-tilt systems and are not a bankable energy yield assessment.