The very first IKI Türkiye Workshop in Ankara

Designed as a complementary two-day programme, the event combined an internal session for IKI projects with a broader public day, involving a wider range of stakeholders.

The first day brought together the implementing organisations and political partners of ongoing IKI-funded projects to formally establish the IKI Community Türkiye. Around 30 participants from IKI-funded projects, political partners and implementing organizations, as well as the entire IKI Policy Interface Türkiye Team, attended the internal session to share insights, strengthen cooperation and build common understanding across the portfolio.

Building on the momentum of the previous day, the next day’s programme placed global climate and biodiversity priorities in a Turkish policy and industry context. The programme consisted of two interlinked sessions, each addressing a different but mutually reinforcing aspect of Türkiye’s low carbon transition. 

Co-organised with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Türkiye, the first session was held on the impact of climate and biodiversity. It highlighted Türkiye’s role as an IKI priority country by exploring how stronger partnerships, innovative financing models and inclusive policy making can accelerate climate and biodiversity action. A panel on “Financing the Future: Unlocking Public and Private Capital for Ambitious Climate and Biodiversity Action” delved deeper into these themes by examining barriers, opportunities and solutions for scaling up climate and biodiversity finance. Discussions focused on how well-designed investment frameworks, stronger coordination mechanisms and targeted support can help Türkiye mobilise finance and meet its climate and biodiversity commitments, particularly in connection with the updated NDC.

The second session “Climate Talks: Industry on the Road to Net Zero” was co-organised with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Türkiye and AHK Türkiye. This part of the programme focused on how industrial decarbonisation and carbon markets are shaping the climate policy landscape in Türkiye. 

A panel on “Industrial Decarbonisation: Bridging Policy and Innovation”  explored how Turkish industry can meet the challenges and opportunities arising from the full implementation of the EU CBAM in January 2026. And another one on “Carbon Markets in Action: Policy, Industry, and Finance” examined the design and implementation of Türkiye’s upcoming Emissions Trading System (TR-ETS), its interaction with the EU CBAM, and the institutional, financial and market frameworks needed to ensure an effective, transparent, and credible carbon market.