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Graph 44 Number of Facilities with Project Approval by MoEUCC GDEM (MoEUCC, 2024)
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160 153
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C.4.5. Recycling and Reuse of Wastewater

Practices regarding wastewater management in Türkiye are carried out within the framework of
the Environmental Law No. 2872. The main policy of the MoEUCC in wastewater management is
to adopt clean production that does not generate wastewater, uses water economically or re-
covers and reuses the wastewater generated, to prevent pollution at the source and to promote
the reuse of treated wastewater in different areas within the framework of the approach that
wastewater is an alternative water source and circular economy principles.
Urban wastewater is a serious water potential for Türkiye. Although there are urban Wastewater
Treatment Plants (WWTPs) with wastewater recovery and reuse applications in Türkiye, consi-
dering our developing wastewater infrastructure and the increasing number of treatment plants
throughout the country, the size of our reuse potential can be seen more clearly.

As the MoEUCC, it is aimed to increase the reuse rate of treated wastewater by applying approp-
riate treatment technologies to 6% in 2024, 11% in 2028 and 15% by 2030. In order to achieve
this target, the subject is listed as action “880.5.” in the 12th Development Plan covering the ye-
ars (2024-2028) and as “PG 1.1.3. Re-use rate of treated wastewater” in the Strategic Plan of the
MoEUCC for 2024-2028. is included as an action.
In this framework, 5.5% of the total amount of treated wastewater is currently reused, and it is
aimed to expand the recovery and reuse of treated wastewater through basin-based studies in
the coming period.

Graph 45 Reuse Rate of Treated Wastewater and Targets (MoEUCC, 2024)
%20,0
%15
%15,0
%11
%10,0

%5,0 %4,75 %5,30
%2,5 %3,55
%1,2 %1,6
%0,0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2028 2030

At the same time, wastewater recovery policies, planning of local administrations, and legal By-
laws are very important for the applicability of the subject in Türkiye. In Türkiye, MoEUCC has
also made arrangements on the basis of legislation in order to promote the treatment and reuse
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