​Central

Central administration and de-concentrated branches

State authorities are responsible for the overall legislative and policy competences in the field of:

• Biological diversity;
• Nature protection, deforestation;
• Climate change;
• Protection of Mediterranean coastal areas;
• Air and water quality;
• Waste management;
• Noise;
• Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;
• Waste water treatment plan of action;
• Industrial pollution control and risk management;
• Chemicals and genetically modified organisms;
• Organic pollutants; and
• International relations in the field of the environment.

Regional

Provincial government

According to Article 6 (a) and (b) of the Special Provincial Administrative Act, the special provincial administrations have the duty, provided that it is of a local and common nature:

• Within provincial boundaries, to provide services relating to:
• The environmental arrangement plan of the province;
• Protection of soil; and
• Prevention of erosion.

• Outside provincial boundaries, to provide services relating to:
• Water;
• Sewage;
• Solid wastes;
• Environment; and
• Supporting forest villages, afforestation, and establishment of parks and gardens.

Local

Municipalities can provide the following services (Article 14 of the Municipal Law):

• Environment and environmental health;
• Forestry, parks and green areas; and
• Protection of cultural and natural resources. 

Metropolitan Municipalities shall (Article 7 of the Law on Metropolitan Municipalities):

• Ensure the protection of the environment, agricultural land and water basins; plant trees; gather polluting businesses, recreational facilities and other businesses that have an impact on public health and environment in specific places in the city; designate storage areas and sales points for building materials, scrap materials, and storage areas for excavated soil and rubble, sand and gravel, places for the sale and storage of wood and coal; take necessary measures to prevent environmental pollution in such areas and places and during transport; draw up or cause to draw up the metropolitan area's solid waste management plan; except for the collection of solid waste at origin and the transport of such waste to the processing plant, provide services for the recycling, storage and disposal of solid waste and excavated soil, establish or cause to establish, operate or cause to operate facilities for the purpose; provide services concerning industrial and medical waste, establish or cause to establish, operate or cause to operate facilities for that purpose; collect or cause to collect waste from maritime vessels, treat such waste and make the necessary arrangements in this regard; and
• Provide a water supply and sewer services and build and operate the necessary dams and other facilities for this purpose; rehabilitate streams; market spring water and produced water.

Sources:

Constitution of Turkey.

Law on Municipalities, Law N° 5393, dates from 03.07.2005.

Law on Special Provincial Administration, Law N° 5302, dates from 22.02.2005.

Law on Metropolitan Municipalities, Law N° 5216, dates from 10.07.2004.

Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation