Turkey occupies a strategic transit location connecting the oil and natural gas producing states of the Middle East and Caspian Sea region to the consumer markets of Europe. It is therefore considered an important “energy bridge” between East and West. With a population of over 71 million people and a steadily growing and modernizing economy, Turkey is also becoming a significant energy consumer in its own right. For these reasons, Turkey is playing a central role in developing pipeline projects that can expand and diversify the transportation of regional energy supplies. Ester Yildiz partners with international companies to broker energy infrastructure solutions that increase the efficiency and reliability of energy transportation and consumption.