Alparslan Bayraktar (born 1975) is a Turkish academic, engineer, and politician who has served as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources since 2023.

[1] Since 2015, Bayraktar has been the chair of the World Energy Council Türkiye and, since 2018, the Istanbul Center for Regulation.

[5] Bayraktar received his Ph.D. in Energy, Environmental Economics, and Policy from Middle East Technical University (METU) in Turkey, focusing his research on "A Multidimensional Analysis of Turkish-German Low Carbon Energy Transitions.

"[9] This next phase prioritises policies aimed at enhancing supply security, reducing foreign dependency, and diversifying Turkey’s energy mix by increasing the share of renewables.

[11] The Minister aims to increase the localisation of energy consumption through investment projects, promoting domestic production to create job opportunities and reduce foreign dependence.