Dhaka, June 22 -- Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar on Friday said Turkiye has growing needs for reliable and clean power, stressing that nuclear energy was no longer just an aspiration."Nuclear energy is beyond a dream for Turkiye; it is an economic necessity," Bayraktar said during a session on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Russia's second-largest city."For our growing economy, a clean baseload energy source is essential, and nuclear energy meets this need."Turkiye expects annual energy demand to rise by at least 4%, a figure likely to increase with the expanding role of big data, artificial intelligence and digital transformation, according to the minister."To meet thi...