Prof. Dr. Güray Çelik: Leading Turkish Environmental Engineer and Champion for Sustainable Climate Solutions Professor Dr. Güray Çelik is a full professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering at Uludağ University (Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi) and holds her post-doctoral degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and Universidad de Sevilla. Her academic background spans over...
Author: İpek Gülkaya Taşgın (İpek Gülkaya Taşgın)
About five to seven percent of Turkey’s population is thought to live in energy poverty
In Türkiye, the shift toward a greener future isn’t reaching everyone in the same way. For many low-income families, particularly in rural areas or urban neighborhoods with limited services, renewable energy remains too expensive to consider. While solar panels, better heating systems, and electric vehicles are becoming increasingly common in wealthier parts of cities, others...
Implementing NBS in Turkey, Particularly in Urban Areas, Requires Significant Financial Investment, Mobilizing Both Domestic and International Funding
Türkiye’s long-term climate strategy emphasizes a multifaceted approach to emission reduction, combining Nature-based Solutions (NBS) with technological and policy interventions. The strategy primarily includes increasing renewable energy capacity and enhancing energy efficiency. NBS complements these efforts by providing cost-effective and sustainable methods for carbon sequestration and ecosystem resilience. Although urban areas in Türkiye are not...
Türkiye has Incorporated Automated Transport into its National Strategy
Türkiye’s public transportation primarily relies on conventional buses, trams, and metro systems, all of which require human operation. Istanbul and Ankara have extensive metro networks, and Istanbul’s Metrobus system serves as a high-capacity Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) model. However, no fully automated public transport systems are currently in operation. Türkiye’s Policy and Development Plans on...
EV Adoption in Turkey is Expected to Reach 20% or More of the Total Vehicle Fleet by 2034
Electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for 10.2% of the 1,014,830 cars registered between January and December 2024. However, overall, as of the end of 2024, only 183,776 (1.1%) of the 16,232,458 cars registered in traffic were EV. Given the minor percentage, the number of EVs on Turkish roads increased more than double, from 80,043 at the...