Türkiye’s Plastic Landscape and Climate-Resilient Cities
Organised in collaboration between Stiftung Mercator, Istanbul Policy Center and the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the event will take place on Thursday, 12 November, from 11:00 to 15:00 at the Türkan Şoray Cultural Center in Antalya. Sedat Gündoğdu, a 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow, will serve as a moderator, while Akgün İlhan from IPC will participate as a speaker.
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.
Akgün İlhan
Akgün İlhan is an academic and researcher who has worked on water management, environmental policy and climate change since 2006.
akgun.ilhan@sabanciuniv.edu