H.C. (Caner) Can

Caner Can is an accomplished Energy Adviser, with over two decades of experience in the field.

He is currently serving as Adviser to H.E. Dr. Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye.

Previously, Caner was Energy Counselor at the Permanent Delegation of Türkiye to the EU in Brussels (January 2022 – September 2024) and at the Turkish Consulate General in Houston, Texas (September 2015 – October 2019), during his tenure at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Throughout his career, Caner has represented Türkiye at major global energy organizations, including the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), CERN, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the G20 Energy Sustainability Working Group. He has also contributed to several international energy projects in Türkiye.

Caner holds a Master of Excellence in Regulation of Gas Markets from the Florence School of Regulation at the European University Institute. His MA Dissertation, completed at the School of Economics and Social Sciences at TOBB ETU University in Ankara, focused on the complex interdependence based on natural gas trade between the EEC/the European Union and the USSR/the Russian Federation.

He has authored numerous articles, book chapters, and reports on energy security and geopolitics, and possesses a deep understanding of global energy trends. Caner is fluent in English and Spanish.