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Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector

The Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector Project, funded by the European Climate Foundation and implemented by Sabancı University Istanbul Policy Center, began in June 2022. Comprising five phases, the project aims to identify the decarbonization needs of the iron and steel sector and contribute analytical data and assessments to support these efforts in line with Türkiye’s 2053 net-zero emissions target.
Climate Change Climate Change Mitigation

Focusing on a sector of strategic importance to Türkiye’s economy and industry, the project seeks to better define its decarbonization needs and provide analytical data and assessments to support the steel sector’s efforts to achieve net-zero emissions. Four phases of the project have been completed. The fifth phase will run from March 2026 to March 2027.

For further information about the project, please contact Dursun Baş.

News and Events
Etkinlikler
May 20, 2024

ECF Global Steel Convening, May 2024, Istanbul (co-organizer)

Events
Etkinlikler
May 8, 2024

Steel Decarbonization Consultation Workshop, IPC, Karaköy, May 8, 2024

Events
Etkinlikler
February 20, 2024

Site visit and project dissemination events in Italy, Germany, and Belgium, February 2024

Events
Collaborations
  • European Climate Foundation (ECF)
Publications
Reports

Turkish Steel Sector Network newsletters

 Türkiye Çelik Sektörünün Karbonsuzlaşması Politika ve Aktör Analizi - Yönetici Özeti
Reports

Policy and Actor Analysis of Decarbonization in Turkey’s Steel Sector

Reports

Advancing Steel Sector Decarbonization in Turkey: An Introductory Assessment (Executive Summary

Reports

Advancing Steel Sector Decarbonization in Turkey: An Introductory Assessment

Türkiye Çelik Sektörünün Karbonsuzlaşması - Mevcut Durum
Reports

Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector: Current State

Project Implementers
Ümit Şahin

Ümit Şahin

Ümit Şahin is Senior Scholar and the Head of Climate Change Program at Istanbul Policy Center. 

umit.sahin@sabanciuniv.edu
Dursun Bsş

Dursun Baş

Dursun Baş serves as a researcher and coordinator in the "Decarbonization of the Turkish Steel Sector Project" (2022-ongoing) and the "Promoting the Just Transition in Turkey Project" (2023-ongoing) conducted by IPC.

dursun.bas@sabanciuniv.edu
Onur Akgül

Onur Akgül

Onur Akgül is the researcher and project coordinator of the Promoting Just Transition in Turkey project led by IPM. A graduate of Public Administration from Dokuz Eylül University, Akgül has been conducting research and analysis projects on climate change, environmental protection, air pollution, Health Impact Assessment, energy policies, democratic participation and just transition for more than 10 years, working with academia and civil society on developing policy recommendations in these areas.  

onur.akgul@sabanciuniv.edu