Antalya hosts first ministerial meeting of the OTS climate, green economy and trade partnership and signs the Antalya Ministerial Declaration

The first ministerial meeting of the Organization of Turkic States' Partnership for Climate, Innovation, Green Economy and Trade (CIGET) took place in Antalya on 13 November, on the sidelines of the COP31 climate conference. At the end, the Antalya Ministerial Declaration was signed with the aim of speeding up implementation. The sources do not list the signatories.

Türkiye's Trade Minister Ömer Bolat said his country is ready to share its experience of the green transition. He asked for an implementation-focused agenda that turns climate goals into policies, investments and joint projects, and urged closer cooperation on emissions monitoring, product carbon footprints, green certification and digital traceability. Bolat added that Türkiye is building infrastructure for the pilot phase of its national emissions trading system and that its green taxonomy is easing access to finance.

OTS Secretary General Mirvohid Azimov told the meeting that member states' trade reached about $1 trillion by the end of 2025 and that their combined population exceeds 170 million. According to him, the $600 million Turkic Investment Fund has started to support business, infrastructure, trade and investment. Bolat said the fund will also back renewable energy, energy efficiency and green economy projects.

Azimov also held a bilateral meeting with Bolat in Antalya. Turkish media report that they discussed the OTS 2040 Vision and economic cooperation agreements, including the DEPA and SIFA negotiations. The partnership was first announced two years ago in Baku during COP29.