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SEPTEMBER 2025

MINISTER KURUM 2 ZERO WASTE 5 ÖÇK (Special Environmental Protection Area) 6 SALDA 11

Minister Kurum Conducted an
Inspection in the Izmit Bay Bottom Mud Zero Waste Blue First Action Plan Baby Turtles in the Special Environmental The Effects of Climate Change Are
Protection Area Reach the Sea
Being Investigated in Lake Salda
Completed
Cleaning Project Area

OUR SEAS ARE

BEING CLEANED

WITH THE

ZERO

WASTE

BLUE

INITIATIVE

The Zero Waste Blue Project, an Within the scope of the project, sectors A Turning Point for the a short time, with the expectation that this
success will serve as a global example.
important extension of the Zero closely linked to maritime activities— Protection of Seas and Water
such as fishing boats, commercial vessels,
Waste initiative launched under and tourism facilities—are encouraged to Resources Under the first five-year action plan
(2020–2024), approximately 270,000 tons of
the patronage of Emine Erdoğan, adopt more conscious waste management The Zero Waste Blue Project also showcases marine litter were collected and disposed of.
practices. Emine Erdoğan emphasized
was implemented to prevent ma- that the project is not merely an environ- Turkey's environmental commitment on Following this success, as of January 1, 2025,
the second five-year Provincial Marine Lit-
rine and water pollution. mental initiative but also a reflection of the international stage. Global organizations ter Action Planscovering the years 2025–
the responsibility to leave a cleaner world like the United Nations are closely moni- 2029 have been put into practice. These new
This environmental mobilization, which for future generations. She summarized toring Turkey’s successful practices in this plans aim to continue efforts to protect seas
aims to reduce the amount of waste in the project’s vision with the words: “Pro- field. Managed by the Ministry of Environ- and coastlines with determination, prevent
the seas and protect water resources, tecting our blue homeland means not only ment, Urbanization and Climate Change, marine litter at its source, maintain regular
focuses particularly on cleaning ports and safeguarding our lands but also preserving the project aims to achieve visible impro- cleaning activities, and expand aware-
coastlines. our seas and the life within them.” vement in marine waste collection data in ness-raising efforts.

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