Turkiye marked National Afforestation Day with olive sampling planting

Türkiye marked National Afforestation Day on November 11 with nationwide tree-planting events and a high-profile ceremony alongside the UN COP31 climate summit in Antalya. World leaders including President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan planted olive saplings together at the COP31 venue. The ceremony also marked the launch of new “peace forests” and carbon sink forests planned in all 81 provinces, linking the country’s annual afforestation campaign.