'Turkiye plays role in raising awareness of climate change worldwide’

By Mehmet Alaca

ANKARA (AA) – Turkiye plays a role in raising awareness of climate change worldwide, one of the nation's top diplomats said Thursday.

"Combating climate change is only possible to the extent that we approach the universe from a holistic perspective," said Deputy Foreign Minister Yavuz Selim Kiran at the world's first Economy and Climate Change Summit, with Anadolu Agency as the global communications partner, in the Turkish capital Ankara.

Speaking at a session called "Green Transformation, Problems and Opportunities in Turkiye,” he said Turkiye is very sincere in the fight against climate change, adding that the international community should fulfill its responsibilities in this regard.

Telling how Turkiye had the world’s first environmental regulations back in the 15th century, he said it is natural for Turkiye, which has become a hub for global diplomacy, to see itself as a power that determine global climate change regimes.

Underlining that Turkiye is carrying out serious projects to fight climate change, Kiran said the country is preparing for the goal of zero emissions in 2053.

On the subject of zero waste, he said that already, 35% of the waste in Turkiye is recycled, moving towards the zero waste goal.