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AB ve Türkiye Gümrük ve Sınırların Dijitalleştirilmesi: Vizeler ve Gümrük Birliği Engellerini Kaldırmak İçin Bir "Teknik Köprü mü?

The Environmental, Climate, and Labor Costs of the Fast Fashion Industry in Turkey and Worldwide: Problems and Proposed Solutions

The IPC-Mercator Policy Brief ''The Environmental, Climate, and Labor Costs of the Fast Fashion Industry in Turkey and Worldwide: Problems and Proposed Solutions (Türkiye ve Dünyada Hızlı Moda Sektörünün Çevre, İklim ve Emek Maliyeti: Sorunlar ve Çözüm Önerileri)'' by 2025/26 Mercator-IPC Fellow Sedat Gündoğdu was published.
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About the Istanbul Policy Center–Sabancı University–Stiftung Mercator Initiative

The Istanbul Policy Center–Sabancı University–Stiftung Mercator Initiative aims to strengthen academic, political, and social ties between Turkey and Germany, as well as between Turkey and Europe. The partnership was established on the belief that access to knowledge and the exchange of ideas and people are prerequisites for addressing the challenges of the 21st century in a globalizing world. The Initiative focuses on EU–Germany–Turkey Relations and Climate Change, areas that the founding partners consider important for the future of Turkey and Germany within the European context and at the global level.

Publication Date

January 2026

Number of Pages

21

On Behalf of IPC

Sedat Gündoğdu

Authors
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.