Murat Kurum

The government is planning changes to the citizenship-for-home program by increasing the minimum amount required to be invested in properties by foreign nationals to obtain Turkish citizenship.

The Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry has started to demolish some 300 unlicensed constructions in the world-famous Göcek region in the southwestern province of Muğla.

Göcek, famous for its turquoise waters, is a popular destination for yacht tourism.

The annual amount of plastic waste produced in Turkey in 2021 is nearly 5.6 million tons, according to an academic publication, which underlines Turkey as the ninth country that produces the most plastic waste in the world.

The five-day Climate Council, the first such event Turkey organized, concluded on Feb. 25 in the Central Anatolian province of Konya.

The council gathered nearly 1,000 government officials, academics, businesspeople, and non-governmental organizations to lay out the country's road map to meet its 2052 net zero emission and green development targets.

The European Commission's executive vice president for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, is expected to pay a visit to Turkey this spring to discuss some key issues regarding the country's green transformation.

Turkey needs a comprehensive climate law and this legislation will be prepared as soon as possible, the country's Environment Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry has said.

Buildings in Turkey above a certain size will be required to use renewable energy starting January next year to meet their energy consumption.

Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has tested positive for COVID-19, while the country's top health official predicts that daily virus cases will decline sharply after peaking.

The government will provide financial support to the tune of 37 billion Turkish Liras ($2.7 billion) to municipalities' climate-friendly projects, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has announced.

A need for a contract under the U.N. Environment Program, similar to the Barcelona Convention, stands as an inevitable reality, while marine litter and especially single-use plastics threaten the future of seas and sea creatures, a senior Turkish official said.