BOTAS also said natural gas prices for electricity production was raised by 44.3% as of April 1.
Turkey imports almost all of its energy needs, leaving it vulnerable to big price swings. Its energy costs started rising in September and surged 212% year-on-year in the first two months of 2022 to 16.8 billion USD, government data showed.
BOTAS' purchases of foreign currencies from the central bank have hit record highs in recent months due to soaring energy prices.
