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EXECUTIVE

SUMMARY

State of Environment Report for Republic of Türkiye is prepared by the Ministry of Environment,
Urbanization and Climate Change (MoEUCC) every 4 years in order to guide decision-makers, to
provide an overview of the period to which it belongs, to reveal the current state of the environ-
ment and to compare the previous and subsequent periods.

The report covers the years 2020-2023, but also includes data and information for 2019 and
2024 for some sectors.
In the report, after an overview of Türkiye, the following topics are covered: Air, Climate Change,
Water Use and Wastewater Management, Waste, Chemicals Management, Nature Conservation
and Biodiversity, Land Use, Institutional Structure and Activities of the Ministry of Environment,
Urbanization and Climate Change, and finally Environmental Expenditures and Financial Liability
Insurance.

TÜRKİYE OVERVIEW section, a summary of the general situation of Türkiye is given, and infor-
mation and data on Natural Resources, Energy, Transport, Tourism, Agriculture, and Industry are
included.
In terms of Natural Resources;

y While the ratio of SPPs in total installed capacity was 6.57% as of the end of 2019, it reached
9.1% as of the end of 2022.

y According to the Wind Energy Potential Atlas of Türkiye (REPA), the wind energy potential
of Türkiye is determined as 48,000 MW, while it is predicted that it can reach up to 150,000
MW levels thanks to the developments in wind turbine technologies.

y Türkiye’s forest areas were 22.7 million hectares (29.2%) in 2019 and 23.4 million hectares
(30%) in 2023.

y As of 2023, 13,147,701 determinations were made within the scope of the Pasture Law, and a
total of 2,957 Meadow Pasture Improvement and Management Projects were carried out on
an area of 22,011,202 decares.

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