Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change
{{Short description|Government ministry of Turkey}}
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| formed = 29 June 2011
| preceding1 = Ministry of Public Works (1920–1983)
| preceding2 = Ministry of Development and Housing (1958–1983)
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| minister1_name = Murat Kurum
| deputyminister1_name = Refik Tuzcuoğlu
| deputyminister2_name = Fatma Varank
| deputyminister3_name = Hasan Suver
| deputyminister4_name = Vedad Gürgen
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The Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change ({{langx|tr|Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı}}) is a government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for the environment, public works,{{Clarify|date=April 2023}} and urban planning in Turkey. The ministry is headed by Murat Kurum.{{Cite web|url=https://www.haberturk.com/son-dakika-yeni-kabine-listesi-belli-oldu-2023-bakanlar-kurulunu-cumhurbaskani-erdogan-acikladi-yeni-bakanlarin-isim-listesi-resmi-gazete-de-yayimlandi-3597282/3|title=Yeni Kabine listesi açıklandı, bakanlar belli oldu! İşte yeni Bakanlar Kurulu isim listesi|date=4 June 2023|access-date=4 June 2023|website=Habertürk|language=Turkish}}
History
The Ministry was formed in 1983 through the merger of the Ministry of Public Works ({{langx|tr|Bayındırlık Bakanlığı}}, formed 3 May 1920) and the Ministry of Development and Housing ({{langx|tr|İmar ve İskan Bakanlığı}}, formed 1958). The result was the Ministry of Public Works and Housing ({{langx|tr|Bayındırlık ve İskan Bakanlığı}}), which was renamed to the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation in 2011.{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Our History|url=https://www.csb.gov.tr/en/our-history-i-100015|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-19|website=}} In 2021 climate change was added to the name.{{Cite web |title='Climate change' added to the name of Turkey's Ministry of Environment and Urbanization |url=https://bianet.org/english/politics/251691-climate-change-added-to-the-name-of-turkey-s-ministry-of-environment-and-urbanization |website=Bianet}}
Responsibilities
A publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey on 3 April 2012 reduced the fire safety inspection rights of municipal fire brigades, transferring all matters requiring interpretation or clarification to the Turkish Ministry of Environment.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-21 |title=Müteahhitler istedi, itfaiyenin denetim yetkisi alındı! |url=https://www.gazeteduvar.com.tr/muteahhitler-istedi-itfaiyenin-denetim-yetkisi-alindi-makale-1751366 |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Gazete Duvar |language=tr-TR}}
The ministry is responsible for combating environmental issues in Turkey. A National Environment Agency was established in 2020 but by 2022 had not become operational.{{Cite web |title=Türkiye Report 2022 |url=https://neighbourhood-enlargement.ec.europa.eu/turkiye-report-2022_en |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=neighbourhood-enlargement.ec.europa.eu |language=en}}{{Rp|page=115}}
According to the ministry the 2018 building standards amnesty raised 24 billion lira (4.2 billion USD), however as of 2023 it is not yet known what proportion of the buildings that collapsed in the 2023 quake had benefitted from building standards amnesties.{{Cite news |date=2023-02-14 |title=Erdoğan under fire as shoddy Turkish building standards exposed by earthquake |work=Financial Times |url=https://www.ft.com/content/6113a9d2-25d4-4329-bb6a-0a50b1cff30c |access-date=2023-04-27}} After the 2023 earthquake President Erdoğan decreed that the ministry would be the only decision maker for new housing projects in earthquake-hit areas.{{Cite web |last=Buyuk |first=Hamdi Firat |date=2023-02-24 |title=Erdogan Allows Faster Quake Housing With Presidential Decree |url=https://balkaninsight.com/2023/02/24/erdogan-allows-faster-quake-housing-with-presidential-decree/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Balkan Insight |language=en-US}}
Directorates
=Directorate of Climate Change=
Formed in 2021 the Directorate of Climate Change is responsible for climate change in Turkey.{{Cite web |last=iklim.gov.tr |title=About Us - İklim Değişikliği Başkanlığı |url=https://iklim.gov.tr/en/about-us-i-75#:~:text=Directorate%20of%20Climate%20Change&text=It%20is%20responsible%20for%20determining,change%20mitigation%20and%20adaptation%20efforts. |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=iklim.gov.tr |language=en}} Despite the Energy Ministry being represented on the Climate Change and Air Management Coordination Board, in 2018 the European Commission criticised the lack of co-ordination between the climate change policy and energy policy of Turkey.[https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/sites/near/files/20180417-turkey-report.pdf Turkey 2018 Report p92], European Commission, 17 April 2018 {{As of|2025|}} the chief climate change negotiator is Fatma Varank, a Deputy Minister of Environment, who has a background in housing.{{Cite web |last=iklim.gov.tr |title=Deputy Minister - Climate Change Chief Negotiator - İklim Değişikliği Başkanlığı |url=https://iklim.gov.tr/en/deputy-minister---climate-change-chief-negotiator-i-72 |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=iklim.gov.tr |language=en}}
See also
References
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