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Turkey has established the Industrial Decarbonization Investment Platform in partnership with major international financial institutions to accelerate the green transition of energy-intensive industries. The initiative targets securing 5 billion Euros in financing by 2030 to support decarbonization investments in steel, aluminum, cement, and fertilizer sectors, with plans to expand to additional industries. Through this platform, Turkey aims to reduce carbon emissions by over 20 million tons annually while

Turkey's new Plant Quarantine Regulation introduces comprehensive digital transformation through the BKKTS system, eliminating wet signatures for entry, exit, and transit procedures. The regulation establishes stricter controls for high-risk products, mandates electronic plant health certificates with QR codes, and implements a three-stage official control process to prevent contamination from harmful organisms.

The Turkish Personal Data Protection Board has extended the deadline for data controllers to complete their VERBIS registration and notification obligations based on their 2025 annual financial balance sheet totals. Data controllers established in Türkiye whose 2025 financial balance sheet exceeds applicable thresholds must now comply by June 5, 2026, following the Board's recent decision to extend the original May 30 deadline.