Abstract:

The impact of economies on the environment in the development process has become an area of intense discussions, especially the environmental problems and disasters of the 20th and 21st centuries. The Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis is one of the methods commonly used in interpreting the relationship between environmental pollution and economic growth. In this study, the validity of the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis for the Turkish economy is investigated. The 1960 - 2015 period annual data set of carbon dioxide emissions, income and energy consumption variables were analyzed with the help of the ARDL matching test. According to the findings obtained, a relationship as predicted by the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis in the long term is not applicable to the Turkish economy. It has been established a relationship in the form of "N" for the Turkish economy. Energy consumption has a long-term positive impact on carbon dioxide emissions. The role of Turkey’s energy portfolio in the relevant results is also examined.

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