Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change
The Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change is a government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for the environment, public works, and urban planning in Turkey. The ministry is headed by Murat Kurum.
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History
The Ministry was formed in 1983 through the merger of the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Development and Housing. The result was the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, which was renamed to the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation in 2011. In 2021 climate change was added to the name.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.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.
According to the ministry the 2018 building standards amnesty raised 24 billion lira, 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. After the 2023 earthquake President Erdoğan decreed that the ministry would be the only decision maker for new housing projects in earthquake-hit areas.