Coal power in Turkey generates between a quarter and a third of the nation's electricity. There are 54 active coal-fired power stations with a total capacity of 21 gigawatts (GW). Air pollution from coal-fired power stations is damaging public health. It is estimated that in 2019, air pollution from coal-fired power stations caused almost 5,000 premature deaths and over 1.4 million work-days lost to illness. Flue gas emission limits were improved in 2020, but data from mandatory reporting of emission levels is not made public. Turkey has not ratified the Gothenburg Protocol, which limits fine dust polluting other countries.