The key facts

  • Erdoğan and Guterres planted olive saplings on the grounds of the COP31 summit in Antalya
  • The event was timed to Turkey's National Afforestation Day on November 11
  • Tree planting took place simultaneously in all 81 provinces of Turkey

Symbolic event on the climate summit grounds

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday planted olive saplings on the grounds of the COP31 leaders' summit, which is being held in Antalya. The event took place at the Antalya EXPO Center and was timed to Turkey's National Afforestation Day, observed on November 11.

Nationwide initiative

The tree planting in Antalya was part of a nationwide initiative carried out simultaneously in all 81 provinces of the country. The ceremony was also attended by Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı.