The construction sector is the driving force of Turkey’s rapid growth in the last decade which was reigned by single party, namely, Justice and Development Party (JDP). These projects were mostly based on urban settings. However, since 2008, a new phase of construction projects has been initiated by private companies on the rural parts of the northern region of Turkey. These are the construction of hydro electric power plants (HEPP) on more than 100 rivers of the region by the companies which also have the right to sell the electricity to the state generated by the river’s water. The construction of HEPPs has two repercussions for the peasants in the region. Firstly, the commodification of the water previously owned by the public means the peasants’ removal from its use. Secondly, it transforms the river’s water course and therefore devastates the environment which the peasants livelihood are a part. In this regard, the HEPP projects point to a new phase of accumulation by dispossession process since it is part of JDP’s neoliberal efforts to privatize publicly owned goods. In this paper I will focus on the question of the business groups’ influence in the decision making process of both the legalization of the commodification of water resources and the selection of the rivers to be used for the HEPP construction. I will mostly rely on the business groups’ and the state officials’ statements in media in the discussion process of the policy making. For this purpose, I will firstly review the national newspapers as well as the two big business associations’ (MUSIAD and TUSIAD) magazines which cover the issue of HEPP under the energy policy of Turkey. I will also review the books and reports that are produced by the grassroots organizations that struggle against the projects. This discussion will also contribute to the emerging scholarly debate on business and state relations under JDP government