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When the CORINE data of 2012 and 2018 are compared in order to examine the change in LAND
USE and areas in Türkiye, it is seen that Agricultural Areas decreased by 74,514.53 ha, Forest and
Semi-Natural Areas decreased by 97,871.23 ha, Wetlands increased by 1,118.24 ha, Water Bodies
increased by 30,247.58 ha and Artificial Regions increased by 141,019.95 ha.
1/100,000 scale Territorial Plans of 99% of the provinces in Türkiye have been completed. Ex-
cept for Ankara, Istanbul, Kocaeli, Bursa, Eskişehir, Sakarya, Kahramanmaraş, Hatay and Gazian-
tep, which are metropolitan municipalities, the works and procedures related to the Environ-
mental Plans in all provinces are carried out by the MoEUCC. Türkiye Spatial Strategy Plan studies
are ongoing.

Within the scope of the Institutional Structure and Activities of the Ministry of Environment,
Urbanization and Climate Change, the number of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Deci-
sions issued by the MoEUCC is analyzed. 511 EIA Positive, 4,224 EIA Not Required and 55 EIA Requ-
ired Decisions were issued in 2023 within the scope of the By-law on Environmental Impact
Assessment, while the EIA process of 780 projects was cancelled/refused. Within the framework
of the By-law on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), SEA was/is being conducted for 40
(forty) planning processes prepared in spatial planning, coastal management, tourism, agricul-
ture and water management sectors.

Within the scope of the By-law on Environmental Permit and Licence, a total of 15,666 Tempo-
rary Activity Certificates and 22,011 Environmental Permit and Licence Certificates were issued
between 2020-2023.

While 41,136 Environmental Inspections were carried out by the MoEUCC in 2020, 53,782 ins-
pections were carried out in 2023. While 240,274,660 TRY administrative fines were imposed in
2020, 1,156,462,676 TRY administrative fines were imposed in 2023.

As of March 2024, according to the Major Industrial Accident Risk Reduction (BEKRA) Notificati-
on System, 648 BEKRA organizations (354 upper level and 294 lower level) have notified.
As of 2023, the number of environmental engineers/authorised persons granted “Environmen-
tal Management Service Qualification Certificate” reached 12,531, the number of environmental
consultancy firms granted “Environmental Consultancy Firm Qualification Certificate” reached
675 and the number of environmental management units granted “Environmental Manage-
ment Unit Qualification Certificate” reached 403.
Within the scope of the By-law on Qualification of Environmental Measurement and Analysis
Laboratories, the number of laboratories authorised by the MoEUCC to carry out measurement
and analysis activities within the framework of the Environmental Legislation was 228 in 2020
and reached 233 laboratories in 2023, of which 39 were public and 194 were private.
The Environmental Reference Laboratory operating within the body of the MoEUCC conducts
analyses of over 1,200 parameters, 655 of which are accredited, in water, wastewater, seawater,
soil, waste, sewage sludge, waste oil, isolation fluid, sediment, flue gas, coal, pomace and fuel-oil
samples.
Within the scope of the procedures and principles regarding the determination of the qualifica-
tions of Waste Tracking Service Providers, 4 (four) companies have been granted qualification
certificates. Within the scope of the “Communiqué on Qualification Certificate for the Control of
Soil Pollution and Cleaning of Point Source Contaminated Sites”, as of December 2023, there are
a total of 14 institutions / organizations operating by obtaining a certificate.

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