REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND URBANISATION STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT FOR REPUBLIC OF TURKEY GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, PERMIT AND INSPECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL INVENTORY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ANKARA-2016 www.csb.gov.tr STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT FOR REPUBLIC OF TURKEY CONTRIBUTORS: M. Mustafa SATILMIŞ, General Director Mahmut DAĞAŞAN, Deputy General Director Metin GÜRCÜ, Head of Department PREPARED AND EDITING BY: Müjgan KUNT, Director of Division Demet GÜRBÜZLER, Urban Planner İbrahim Fatih ERKAL, Mining Engineer, MSc Suat HACIHASANOĞLU, Environment and Urbanisation Specialist Erdem ÖZER, Environment and Urbanisation Specialist TO GET INFORMATION ON THIS PUBLICATION: Department of Environmental Inventory and Information Management Directorate of Division of State of the Environment Reports Phone: +90 (312) 410 18 07 Fax: +90 (312) 419 21 92 e-mail:
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[email protected] Phone: +90 (312) 222 9 300 ANKARA - 2016 “PREVENTIVE MEASURES SHOULD BE TaKEN BEFORE THE dIsasTERS; THERE IS NO USE IN BEWAILING AFTER GETTING INTO TROUBLE.” Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK Both the state and individuals are collectively responsible for combating environmental problems that threaten humanity globally.