| akp | Justice and Development Party |
| bnef | Bloomberg New Energy and Finance World Wide Fund |
| bsb | Bağımsız Sosyal Bilimciler (Independent Social Scientists) |
| cfpp | Coal-Fired Power Plant |
| chp | Republican People’s Party |
| DevMadenSen | Progressive Mineral Research and Treatment Workers Trade Union of Turkey |
| disk | Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions |
| eli | Ege Lignite Enterprises |
| fao | Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations |
| gdp | Gross Domestic Product |
| gnp | Gross National Product |
| gnafc | Global Network Against Food Crisis |
| gli | Western Lignite Enterprises |
| imf | International Monetary Fund |
| lpt | Labour Process Theory |
| mta | Mineral Research Exploration Institute |
| oecd | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| saps | Structural Adjustment Programs |
| sees | State Economic Enterprises |
| sem | Soma Eynez Mine |
| shd | Social Rights Association |
| spo | State Planning Organization |
| uac | Union of Agricultural Chambers |
| Tekel | State Monopoly of Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverages |
| tki | Turkish Coal Enterprises |
| ttk | Turkish Hardcoal Enterprises |
| toki | Housing Development Administration of Turkey |
| Türk-Iş | Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions |
| tsbd | Turkish Social Sciences Association |
| turkstat | Turkish Statistical Institute |
| wfp | World Food Programme |
| wto | World Trade Organization |
| wwf | World Wide Fund for Nature |