Law & Regulation
Environmental Law
The framework environmental statute, including the basis for environmental impact assessment of projects.
Legal Significance
What This Instrument Does
Sets general environmental-protection principles and provides the legal basis for the EIA regulation applied to major projects.
Why It Matters
Infrastructure projects in Türkiye require EIA clearance under the regime built on this law.
Legal Framework Position
- Environmental / PermittingPrimary / Framework Instrument
Instrument Overview
- Official Citation
- Law No. 2872 (Çevre Kanunu), adopted 9 August 1983, Resmî Gazete 11 August 1983, No. 18132
- Instrument Type
- Law / Act
- Source Language
- Turkish
- Enactment Date
- 9 August 1983
- Last Verified
- 1 October 2026