Murat Kurum
@murat_kurum · Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Yemen
Murat Kurum is the minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change of the Republic of Turkey.
Today, we are proud to have turned another one of the promises we made for Trabzon into reality. We planted the first saplings of the Uzunkum Yaşam Alanı National Garden, right by the sea. With its cycling and walking paths, sports areas, and social amenities, this place will offer our fellow citizens a new space to breathe. It will bring economic and social vitality to our city and become a center of attraction for the Black Sea region, not just Trabzon. May it bring goodness to Trabzon and our fellow citizens. @a_uraloglu @Toki_Kurumsal
Translated from Turkish (Türkiye)The era of rental housing is beginning in Istanbul. We will start accepting applications on September 14, and in October we will hand over the keys to our first 1,071 homes together with our esteemed President. In which districts will the rental homes be located, how much will they cost, and who will be able to apply? @Toki_Kurumsal
Translated from TurkishDid you know that they produce 10 times more oxygen than forests? Working quietly beneath the sea, seagrass meadows are a habitat that gives the Mediterranean room to breathe… But boat anchors are destroying this unique ecosystem. In Göcek, we are stopping the damage caused by anchors and strengthening seagrass meadows again through our Mapa-Buoy System and restoration efforts. @tctuca
Translated from TurkishWe are leaving not only cities but also deep-blue coves for the future. We have put an end to uncontrolled anchoring in Fethiye. No more anchors, but mooring buoys. This will make our Fethiye Gulf spotlessly clean. Our route is open, our direction is strong, may our blue endure forever! Fethiye @csbgovtr @tctuca
Translated from TurkishAta Demirer and Erkan Can plunged into Fethiye’s blue. The view they saw, however, was an entirely different world hidden beneath the sea. Thousands of living creatures, seagrass meadows and a breathing ecosystem… With the Mooring-Buoy System, we are preventing uncontrolled anchoring and protecting underwater life. @tctuca
Translated from TurkishToday, we all shared the excitement of taking the steps that Fethiye has been waiting for years. We launched a major environmental mobilization in Fethiye Bay, and we will remove 16 million cubic meters of bottom sludge. We will protect seagrass meadows with the Mapa Buoy System and help our seas breathe. With DERİA, which will be the Google Maps of the sea, our sailors will no longer have to struggle to find a place, while our deep-blue coves and the rich life beneath them will be protected. As we protect our coves, clean our bay, and strengthen our ecosystem, our tradespeople, employment, and nature will benefit. I wish that the steps we took today will bring good fortune to our country, extend my gratitude to the esteemed Mrs. Emine Erdoğan, who has always given us strength with her support, and sincerely thank all our institutions and colleagues who contributed. May it be auspicious. @tctuca
Translated from TurkishBottom mud cleanup and a mooring buoy system are starting in Fethiye, Muğla.
Translated from Turkish (Türkiye)You asked for it, so we extended #YarısıBizden for one more year. New deadline: December 31, 2027 We will continue to stand by our citizens who want to transform their homes. @kdbgovtr
Translated from TurkishOur President, Mr. @RTErdogan: The preparations we are carrying out to successfully host COP31, one of the world’s largest climate diplomacy platforms, are continuing. We are renovating this site; we are making every kind of preparation, from infrastructure and transportation to security and accommodation. Of course, all this was not done only for COP31; our guests will leave, the summit will end, but these roads, as in Ankara, will remain for our people. With its renovated form, the Expo site will become Antalya’s new attraction. Therefore, our tourism professionals, tradespeople, citizens, Antalya—in other words, our entire country—will benefit. We will hold the summit, which more than 190 countries will attend and for which more than 100,000 visitors are expected, God willing, in a manner befitting our country, just like the NATO Summit.
Translated from TurkishWe have two pieces of good news for the people of Istanbul. Our President, Mr. @RTErdogan, announced after our cabinet meeting: -We will start accepting applications for rental housing on September 14. -We are also extending by one more year the period of our “Half Is on Us” project, which benefits those who want to transform their homes. May it be auspicious. @Toki_Kurumsal @kdbgovtr
Translated from TurkishTo ensure the blue of our seas reaches future generations, we are launching the Mediterranean’s largest environmental protection campaign. In Fethiye, we are removing 16.2 million cubic meters of bottom sludge threatening the marine ecosystem, putting into operation a Mooring Buoy System that will protect seagrass meadows and eliminate the need to drop anchors, and regulating maritime traffic by preventing uncontrolled boat mooring. #SıfırAtıkMavi @csbgovtr @tctuca
Translated from TurkishTurkey, the champion of Europe! You made our crescent-and-star flag fly proudly and once again wrote history. I wholeheartedly congratulate our A National Women's Volleyball Team, which became champion at the CEV Trendyol 2026 Women's European Volleyball Championship.
Translated from TurkishThe heart of climate diplomacy will beat in Antalya. We inspected the work at the #COP31 site where we will host the world. @turkiyecop31
Translated from TurkishWe have opened a brand-new door to the future of our Antalya. At COP31, where the global future in the face of the climate crisis will be written, the world will meet in Antalya and the world will embrace Antalya. @turkiyecop31 Antalya
Translated from TurkishWe will make Fethiye Bay sparkling clean again. Next week, in the presence of the esteemed Mrs. Emine Erdoğan, we are launching bottom-mud cleanup efforts in Fethiye. Whatever we tell the world at COP31, we are doing what is necessary in our country as well. Not rhetoric but action, not decisions but action! Antalya
Translated from TurkishWe paid a condolence visit to our AK Party Antalya Member of Parliament, Mr. Kemal Çelik, on the occasion of the death of his dear elder brother, Hasan Çelik. I pray that Allah have mercy on the late Hasan Çelik and grant patience to our Honorable Member of Parliament and his family. May his abode be Paradise.
Translated from TurkishWe don’t throw it away. We collect it, transform it, and contribute to both the environment and the economy. With DOA, we collected packaging and sent it for recycling. Like Zero Waste, awareness of #DOA will continue to grow wave after wave. #DoamızdaVar
Translated from TurkishBefore COP31, we inaugurated our strategic investments that will increase Antalya’s transportation and infrastructure capacity, together with our Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, former Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, our Antalya members of parliament, and our provincial organization. With our approach of addressing development and the environment simultaneously; we completed the 38-kilometre Belek Tourism Road and the expansion, infrastructure, and environmental safety works on the main arteries. We are transforming the 1 million m² EXPO area into a permanent fair and congress infrastructure that will continue to serve the city’s economy and tourism after the summit. With COP31, the world will meet in Antalya; these investments and the roads opened will remain at the service of Antalya’s tradespeople, young people, and citizens. May it be auspicious. Opening of the Roads in the Antalya COP31 Area and Hotels Region
Translated from TurkishOpening of the Roads in the COP31 Area and the Hotels District in Antalya
Translated from TurkishWith the agreement we signed with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, we will implement an investment package worth approximately 400 million euros, particularly for advanced biological wastewater treatment plants. We will make significant contributions to our environmental investments, strengthening the infrastructure of our cities, and our efforts to combat climate change. I extend my thanks to the valued employees of our Ministry, Iller Bank, and all relevant institutions who contributed to preparing this process, and I hope our agreement will be beneficial for our country. @ilbanktr
Translated from TurkishAs part of the Istanbul Climate Finance Summit, we met with representatives of the international media under the coordination of our Directorate of Communications. We explained our COP31 preparations and answered their questions. We have strong messages to present to the world in every field. As Türkiye, we will continue to take responsibility for our common home, the world, and demonstrate our strong resolve. @iletisim @turkiyecop31
Translated from TurkishAt the Istanbul Climate Finance Summit, we evaluated the financing of the green transformation, sustainable investments, and access to climate finance. At the program we held with the participation of our Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Mr. Alparslan Bayraktar, we addressed the priorities of the coming period in Turkey’s green transformation process. As Turkey, in line with our 2053 Net Zero Emissions target, we will continue to strengthen financing for the green transformation, encourage private-sector investments, and develop mechanisms that will facilitate access to climate finance. Our COP31 Presidency will also give this process new momentum. At COP31, we will expand common understanding and cooperation to ensure that climate finance gains a fairer, more accessible, and more predictable structure, and to put in place strong mechanisms that respond to the needs of developing countries. I sincerely thank everyone who contributed to organizing this critical meeting before COP31. Istanbul @turkiyecop31
Translated from TurkishWe will start with dialogue. We will grow through consensus. We will bring it to life through action. @turkiyecop31 Briefing Meeting for Diplomatic Missions on the COP31 Presidency
Translated from TurkishWe welcomed our Kağıthane Mayor, Mevlüt Öztekin, to our Ministry. We discussed the needs of our district, our ongoing work, and the requests of our citizens. I thank him for his gracious visit and valuable consultations.
Translated from TurkishOur President, Mr. @RTErdogan: As Türkiye, we aim to do our part in combating the negative effects of climate change on different geographic regions. For this purpose, we will host the COP31 summit in Antalya on November 11–12, 2026. We will be very pleased to see our valued friends among us at this important summit.
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