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published in the Official Gazette dated 14 December 2011 and numbered 28142 in order to mi-
nimise the negative impacts of the textile sector on the environment and to ensure the control
of all kinds of emissions, discharges and wastes to be given to water/air/soil during production
and to ensure the efficient use of raw materials and energy and the use of the best available
techniques.

Textile facilities within the scope of the Communiqué with an installed capacity of over 10 ton-
nes/day are responsible for preparing clean production plans and reporting the developments
within the framework of the targets set in the production plans.
At this point, the “Circular on Cleaner Production Practices in the Textile Sector” numbered
2022/20 was published. The Circular has been prepared in order to minimise the negative effects
of textile sector activities on the environment, to prevent air and water pollution, to apply clean
production technologies to reduce water and energy consumption, and contains mandatory
provisions for textile facilities engaged in the production of textile materials (fibre, yarn, fabric
and carpet production including nonwovens, etc.), printing and dyeing processes and all textile
facilities engaged in fabric mercerisation.
Circular on Restriction in Discharge Standards in Ergene River: In accordance with Article 38 of
the By-law on Water Pollution Control, “Circular on Restriction in Discharge Standards in the Er-
gene River” dated 26.12.2019 and numbered 2019/17 was published. With the Circular, in order to
improve the water quality in the Ergene Basin, approximately 30%-40% restrictions were made
in the COD parameter, which is a pollution parameter in the discharge standards in the annex of
the By-law on Water Pollution Control.

Within the scope of the Circular, individual industrial facilities discharging to the Ergene Basin,
domestic/urban wastewater treatment plant managements and organised industrial zones
whose wastewater treatment plant construction has been completed are required to meet
the restricted COD discharge standards, Organised Industrial Zones (OIZ) to be connected to
the Marmara Deep Sea Discharge system are required to make their connections on the dates
determined within the scope of the Circular, and until the connections are made, industrial
facilities within the OIZ are required to comply with the discharge standards in the annex of the
By-law on Water Pollution Control.
Circular on the Transition of Olive Oil Enterprises to 2 Phase Production: Circular No. 2023/2 on
the Transition of Olive Oil Enterprises to 2 Phase Production entered into force on 23/01/ 2023.
It is aimed to implement 2-phase production technologies in order to minimise the negative
effects of olive oil sector activities on the environment, prevent water pollution, reduce water
consumption and wastewater amount.

References
Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
Ministry of Industry and Technology
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
General Directorate of Meteorology
General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works
Turkish Statistical Institute

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