An EKK meeting was held under the chairmanship of Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz.
The meeting at the Presidential Complex was attended by Finance and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek, Labor and Social Security Minister Vedat Işıkhan, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat, AK Party Group Chairman Abdullah Güler, AK Party Deputy Chairman Efkan Ala, AK Party Deputy Chairman Nihat Zeybekci, Strategy Chairman and Budget of President İbrahim Şenel from the Central Bank part of the President of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT), Fatih Şenel. Karahan, President of the Presidential Office of Investment and Finance Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu, Head of the Climate Change Department at the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Halil Hasar, some deputy ministers and representatives of relevant institutions and organizations took part.
The written statement issued after the meeting noted that the policies established under an integrated framework would continue to be implemented in effective coordination.
The statement noted that the increasing protectionist tendencies in global trade and carbon border regulations bring the need for a new transformation of production and investment policies, and noted that countries that implement predictable policies and support the transformation in the process will be more advantageous.
“Our 31st term COP presidency will strengthen our efforts towards green and digital transformation.”
The statement emphasized that Türkiye has significant potential to exploit these opportunities thanks to its geostrategic location and strong production capacity and made the following statements:
“In this direction, we are accelerating the transition to low-carbon production and shaping industrial policy around the axes of green and digital transformation to increase export sustainability and industry competitiveness. As a result of our intensive diplomatic negotiations, our assumption of the 31st presidential term and hosting of the Conference of the Parties (COP), the highest decision-making body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in 2026 will strengthen our green and digital transformation efforts.”
In line with our goals for net zero emissions and green development in 2053, the Climate Law came into force in July, setting out the fundamental principles in the fight against climate change. The law established the legal basis for the national emissions trading system and created the national carbon market infrastructure compatible with the European Union's borderline carbon regulatory mechanism. “This step will make a significant contribution to increasing our competitiveness by supporting compliance with the green transformation policy of the European Union, our largest trading partner.”
“We will continue to implement our policies in line with our sustainable growth objectives”
The statement noted that active industrial policies were implemented based on sectoral priorities to increase high-value-added and high-technology production, and project-based investments were supported with the HIT-30 high-technology investment program, investments in productive sectors, regional development, digital and green transformation investments with the new investment incentive system.
The statement noted that the restructured Investment Committed Advance Loan (YTAK) program provided long-term and low-cost financing options, thereby accelerating strategic investments, and noted that:
“In this context, the following main topics were discussed at today's EKK meeting: In order to strengthen our global competitiveness, the studies carried out on compliance with the Border Carbon Regulation Mechanism and the roadmap to be followed were evaluated. The situation was assessed in terms of the implementation and progress processes of the YTAK program, which supports technological and strategic investments that increase value-added production and make the sustainable current account balance permanent, were consulted.
We will continue to implement our policies in line with our economic transformation and sustainable growth goals. By accelerating green, digital and technological transformations, high value added, efficient and competitive industrial production and exports will continue to be among our priorities. We will ensure that state aid is implemented in a more selective, targeted and effective structure based on impact assessments. “We will strengthen our competitiveness on a global scale by increasing productivity.”
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