ISTANBUL Nuclear energy plays a central role in Türkiye 's long-term energy strategy, which is built on the pillars of sustainable development, energy security and achieving net zero emissions by 2053, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said. "We can use the full potential of nuclear energy for climate change, energy security and sustainable development," he said in a video message sent to the 69th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The Minister stated that