Turkey Introduces New Rules On The Use Of Geographic Data (Podcast)

The Presidential Circular regarding the 31st session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ("COP31")...

Turkey's new Plant Quarantine Regulation introduces comprehensive digital transformation through the BKKTS system, eliminating wet signatures for entry, exit, and transit procedures. The regulation establishes stricter controls for high-risk products, mandates electronic plant health certificates with QR codes, and implements a three-stage official control process to prevent contamination from harmful organisms.

Türkiye Emisyon Ticaret Sistemi Yönetmeliği (“Yönetmelik”), 27 Ağustos 2026 tarihli ve 33353 sayılı Resmî Gazete’de yayımlanarak aynı tarihte yürürlüğe girmiştir. Yönetmelik ile 7552 sayılı İklim Kanunu (“İklim Kanunu”) uyarınca Türkiye Emisyon Ticaret Sistemi’nin (“ETS”) kapsamı sera gazı emisyon izni, izleme, raporlama ve doğrulama, tahsisatlandırma ve piyasa işleyişine ilişkin temel kuralları düzenlemektedir.

The Guidance on CBAM Verification and Accreditation for Verifiers and National Accreditation Bodies, published by the European Commission on 24 August 2026, provides comprehensive explanations regarding the verification and accreditation system applicable during the definitive period of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which commenced on 1 January 2026.

The Türkiye Emissions Trading System Regulation (the “Regulation”) was published in the Official Gazette No. 33353 dated August 27, 2026, and entered into force on the same date. Pursuant to the Climate Law No. 7552 (the “Climate Law”), the Regulation sets out the fundamental rules governing the scope of the Türkiye Emissions Trading System (“ETS”), greenhouse gas emissions permits, monitoring, reporting and verification, the allocation of allowances, and the operation of the market.

Mining is a sector of strategic importance to the Turkish economy; however, it is also one of the fields of activity capable of generating significant environmental impacts.

On 9 July 2025, Türkiye's first climate law, the Climate Law No. 7552 (Turkish Climate Law or Law), entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Türkiye.

As COP31 convenes in Antalya, Türkiye, global climate negotiations face mounting challenges from divergent national priorities, slowing finance growth, and geopolitical tensions over clean technology trade. Analysts examine how host nation Türkiye seeks regional leadership, China frames Western trade barriers as climate obstacles, Brazil leverages electoral momentum for forest protection, and adaptation funding struggles amid a widening financial gap.

On 08.06.2016, the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning of Turkey (the "Ministry") has published a Communiqué determining the procedures and principles for the projects...

Türkiye has determined its climate targets for 2035 and 2053 and submitted its Second Nationally Determined Contribution ("NDC") within the framework of the United Nations Framework...