Turkey adopted vision for green development revolution: AKP

Green development is strongly being embraced by Turkey's AKP as a vision, its spokesman said on Oct. 5. 

In his speech at the U.N. and the opening of the Turkish parliament, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan "has clearly demonstrated that Turkey has acquired this process [of a green development revolution], a vision that is just at the level of discourse in many places in the world," Ömer Çelik told reporters during a meeting of the AK Party's Central Executive Board headed by President Erdoğan in the capital Ankara.

Turkey plans to ratify the Paris Climate Agreement and the Turkish parliament will discuss it on Wednesday.

In this context, Çelik said the production of renewable energy sources and low-emission and clean production techniques will be encouraged.

He added that it is important to increase the share of railway and seaway transportation for freight and passengers and that increasing the rate of electric and hybrid vehicle use will also be on the agenda.

Noting that Turkey will also focus on issues such as generalizing zero-energy building standards, measures regarding the reduction of food waste in agriculture and the protection of forests and water resources, Çelik said the use of recycled materials in all areas will be encouraged.

Syria, Idlib

Çelik also touched on Syria and Idlib.

"Tensions that may arise in Idlib, where around 4 million people live in extremely difficult conditions, will produce new waves of migration and humanitarian tragedies."

Idlib falls within a de-escalation zone forged under an agreement between Turkey and Russia. The area has been the subject of multiple cease-fire understandings, which have frequently been violated by the Syrian regime and its...