Turkey's First Climate Law Enters Into Force

Climate Law No. 7552 entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 9July2025. This information note summarises the main provisions of the Climate Law and its implementation mechanisms.

1. Purpose and Scope of the Climate Law

The main purpose of the Climate Law is to concretise Turkey's targets for combating climate change in line with its green growth vision and net zero emission target and to establish the necessary institutional, administrative and legal structure to achieve these targets. In this context, it is aimed to;

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
• Ensure adaptation to climate change,
• Establish carbon markets,
• Strengthen institutional coordination.