Environment and Urbanization Ministry

A group of NGOs has objected to a recent ruling by a number of Istanbul?s municipalities that will allow higher buildings to be constructed on the banks of the Bosphorus.

A new draft bill regulating permission to work for foreigners in Turkey will open the path for foreigners to work in many jobs that need a specific profession with an "extraordinary" work permit.

The "draft bill on the employment of foreigners," which was presented to parliament to be discussed and voted on, will widen the jobs in which foreigners can work.

Turkey is set to sharply cut its imports of substances that damage the Ozone layer, due to the United Nations' Montreal Protocol, the Environment Ministry has announced.

The Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) will need to ask for written permission from the Environment and Urbanization Ministry to attend symposiums, congresses and association meetings held abroad, according to a communiqué released in the Official Gazette on Dec. 24.

The government is working on a draft bill that will end the autonomy of Turkey's chambers of engineers and architects, which have become well-known for opening lawsuits against controversial construction projects across the country.

Local construction projects will need approval by the Environment and Urbanization Ministry rather than municipalities and public opinion will also be taken by polls, according to a new regulation issued in the Official Gazette.

The new regulation has brought about new changes to the rules of construction in cities and was released by the ministry on June 14.