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General Directorate of European Union and Foreign Relations / Bulletin

The Future of the Seas and Oceans Discussed in Lisbon

The future of the seas and oceans was discussed at the UN Ocean Conference held in Lisbon, Portugal.

Aytaç Yüksel, General Manager of EU and Foreign Relations at the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and
Climate Change, Eyyüp Karahan, General Manager of Environmental Management and Hacı Abdullah Uçan,
General Manager of Conservation of Natural Assets represented Türkiye at the conference, which was held in
cooperation with the governments of Portugal and Kenya. Some heads of state and ministers, as well as industry
representatives and experts in the field, attended the meeting, which was held under the theme of “Save Our
Ocean, Protect Our Future”.

Foundation of Doğubayazıt

Wastewater Treatment

Plant was laid

The first excavation was carried out for Ağrı Doğubayazıt
Wastewater Treatment Plant from IPA II Projects carried out by
the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change.

The groundbreaking ceremony of Doğubayazıt Wastewater
Treatment Plant, which will be financed by the Ministry of
Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, the European
Union and Doğubayazıt Municipality, took place in the courtyard
of İshak Paşa Palace, one of the historical places of the city.
of candidate countries. Bayer stated that they named the
“It will Make a Positive Contribution to Türkiye’s EU project package carried out for the IPA I period completed in
Membership Process”
2018 as “Environmental Operational Program” and said, “If we
evaluate the IPA I and IPA II periods together, our 11-year-old
Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, Head of the EU Delegation unit has become a bridge between our country and the EU in an
to Türkiye, said: “This project, which contributes to the protection environmental investment of one billion euros serving a total of
of the environment, sets a good example for EU-Türkiye 12 million citizens”.
cooperation. This project, which is carried out in accordance
with EU legislation, will also contribute positively to Türkiye’s EU “4.700 Households Will Be Comforted”
membership process. It has brought the greatest benefit to the
people of Doğubayazıt. With the project, we will be able to take Doğubayazıt Mayor Yıldız Acar also pointed out that 4700
wastewater management one step forward by expanding the households will be comfortable with the project and said: “Today,
wastewater and rainwater collection network”.
leaving 19 thousand cubic meters of polluted water to nature
without treatment in Doğubayazıt poses a great risk primarily in
“Environmental Operational Program is a Project Serving terms of the health of our children, ours, the environment, and
9 million Citizens” nature. We will treat 19 thousand cubic meters of wastewater
daily with the treatment plant we will build with the partnership
Dr. İsmail Raci Bayer, Head of the Department of European
of the EU, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate
Union Investments, said that the EU supports various projects Change and the municipality, and we will contribute to nature,
with financial assistance funds (IPAs) before the accession our environment, our health and our district. “

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