Türkiye has put into effect a three-year National Just Transition Strategy and Action Plan for 2027–2029, setting out how workers, businesses and sectors are to be prepared for the effects of the green and digital transformation on jobs. A presidential circular on the plan, signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was published in the Official Gazette on Saturday, 14 November, and took effect on publication, Anadolu Agency (AA), Milli Gazete and Gazete Arena reported.
The circular, numbered 2026/13, appeared in Official Gazette issue 33430, according to Milli Gazete and Gazete Arena.
Linked to the 2053 net-zero goal
The circular says climate change and the green and digital transition are reshaping production, employment, skills and working conditions, and that this process should be managed in line with Türkiye’s 2053 net-zero emissions target "without leaving anyone behind", according to AA, as carried by İstiklal Gazetesi, and Gazete Arena.
The just transition approach was brought into Turkish legislation by Climate Law No. 7552 of 2 July 2025, AA and Milli Gazete reported. The plan was prepared within the framework of the Twelfth Development Plan (2024–2028) and the National Employment Strategy (2025–2028), according to the same reports.
Three main themes
The plan is built on three thematic axes, skills alignment, inclusive transition, and social protection and social resilience, along with policies for priority sectors, AA and Gazete Arena reported. The published reports did not name the priority sectors.
Labour ministry to coordinate
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, which prepared the plan with stakeholders, will coordinate its implementation, monitoring and evaluation together with relevant public institutions and social partners, AA and Milli Gazete reported. Institutions given responsibilities under the plan must report their progress to the ministry every six months, according to AA, Milli Gazete and Gazete Arena.
The full text of the strategy and action plan will be published on the ministry’s website, the reports said. No budget or funding figures were given in the published reports.
Sources
- ‘Ulusal Adil Geçiş Stratejisi ve Eylem Planı’ Resmi Gazete’de (İstiklal Gazetesi / AA)
- Çalışma hayatında yeni dönem! 3 yıllık dönüşüm planı Resmi Gazete’de (Milli Gazete)
- Ulusal Adil Geçiş Stratejisi ve Eylem Planı genelgesi Resmi Gazete’de (Gazete Arena)
- Resmi Gazete’de yayımlandı: "Ulusal Adil Geçiş Stratejisi ve Eylem Planı" yürürlüğe girdi (BirGün)
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