Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation (Turkey)

The Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation () is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for the environment, public works, and urban planning in Turkey. The ministry is headed by Murat Kurum.
History.
The Ministry was formed in 1983 through the merger of the Ministry of Public Works (, formed 3 May 1920) and the Ministry of Development and Housing (, formed 1958). The result was the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (), which was renamed to the current Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation on 29 June 2011.
Responsibilities.
The ministry is responsible for combating climate change in Turkey. Despite the Energy Ministry being represented on the Climate Change and Air Management Coordination Board, in 2018 the European Commission criticised the lack of co-ordination between the climate change policy and energy policy of Turkey. the chief climate change envoy is Mehmet Emin Birpınar, a Deputy Minister of Environment.