REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND URBANISATION GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, PERMIT AND INSPECTION Environmental Inventory and Information Management Department ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS 2016 REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND URBANISATION GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, PERMIT AND INSPECTION Environmental Inventory and Information Management Department RELEASE NO: 38-2 FOR YOUR INFORMATION REQUESTS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT RELEASE CONTENT Environmental Inventory and Information Management Department Data Evaluation Division Tel: +90 (312) 410 17 00 Fax:+90 (312) 419 21 92 e-mail:
[email protected] Special thanks to all public institutions and organizations for their contribution. WEBSITE http://www.csb.gov.tr/gm/ced/ ISBN 978-605-5294-88-5 T.R. MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND URBANISATION GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, PERMIT AND INSPECTION Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi Eskişehir Devlet Yolu (Dumlupınar Bulvarı) 9. km No: 278 Çankaya / Ankara, Turkey. PRODUCTION This booklet is generally based on 2016 data; however, data under some headings belong to year 2015, since these data are reported and compiled at the end of the following year. In particular, data on greenhouse gas emissions and emissions of air pollutants in this booklet belong to the year 2015. All rights of this publication are reserved to Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation due to the Law of Intellectual and Artistic Works number 5846. It shall not be reproduced or distributed without authorization. FOREWORD While our country continues its development, protection and improvement of the environment are our main targets. At this point, it is important to closely monitor the change in the environment, to see the results of the legislation and practices in the field of environment, and to make new legislations when necessary.