Webinar – A journey to the Kizildere geothermal field, 6 June 2025
Focus on Geothermal webinar - A Journey to the Kizildere Geothermal Field, Türkiye
Carlo Cariaga
31 May 2025
Join us on 6 June 2025 for a webinar on the history, achievement, and current status of the Kizildere geothermal field in Türkiye.
As part of the regular Focus on Geothermal Webinar series – a partnership of Enerchange and ThinkGeoEnergy, we are proud to host Erem Arikan of Zorlu Enerji for a webinar on “A journey to the Kizildere geothermal field in Türkiye.” Other webinar details are as follows:
Date: 6 June 2025
Time: 14:00 CEST / 08:00 EST
Registration: Click here to register
Speaker: Erem Arikan, Manager of Drilling & Workover and Exploration Departments at Zorlu Enerji
The webinar will focus on the history, achievements, and the current status of the Zorlu-Kizildere geothermal power project in Türkiye. It will highlight the accomplishments in Kizildere that have become milestones in the geothermal history of Türkiye, including the first directional drilling and the first coiled tubing operations. The presentation will also touch on the challenges that Zorlu Enerji has encountered in the field, how they were addressed, and the lessons that were learned. Lastly, there will be a brief discussion on European funded projects in which Zorlu Enerji is participating,
Erem Arikan graduated from the Middle East Technical University, Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, in 2009 and began hs career at a national private oil and natural gas company as a Production and Reservoir Field Engineer. In 2011, Erem joined Zorlu Energy as a Geothermal Reservoir and Production Engineer. After one year, he continued at Zorlu Energy as a Drilling Engineer (Company Man).
In 2016, Erem was promoted to Drilling Superintendent. Between 2022 and 2023, he worked as the Reservoir and Production Manager at Gurmat Geothermal Company. Since 2023, he has been serving as the Manager of Drilling, Workover, and Exploration Departments. Additionally, Erem is actively involved as a researcher and consultant in various European drilling development projects.
Erem believes he has had two major career achievements. The first is being part of Turkey’s two largest geothermal companies and flagship projects—Kizildere and Efeler geothermal fields. The second is having the chance to work across all phases of geothermal energy projects, from exploration to production.
