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Climate Change IPC-Sabancı University-Stiftung Mercator Initiative

"Synthetic Fashion and Beyond: Fast Fashion, Climate, Plastic, and the Future of Textiles"

The Initiative organized the event “Fast Fashion, Climate, Plastic, and the Future of Textiles,” convened by 2025/26 Mercator–IPC Fellow Sedat Gündoğdu, on December 10, 2025, at IPC Karaköy. The event featured the participation of Selin Uğurtaş, Urska Trunk, İlkan Özkan, Cansu Sipahi, Beysu İnal Şenermen, Aslı Odman, İpek Yalçın, Enis, and İlkşen Dedeoğlu Demiray.

Sedat Gündoğdu

Sedat Gündoğdu

Sedat Gündoğdu is a marine biologist and environmental researcher at Çukurova University, Türkiye. His work focuses on plastic and microplastic pollution, with a special emphasis on plastic waste trade, its socio-political dimensions, and climate implications.