Türkiye plants saplings to mark every newborn, newlywed family

The Daily Sabah
November 9, 2025
Category: Forestry
Region: International

The Ministry of Family and Social Services and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry have launched the “Every Family One Sapling Our Green Homeland” campaign, a joint initiative that plants a sapling in the name of every newborn baby and newlywed couple across Türkiye. The project aims to support environmental sustainability while promoting demographic growth and family values. Announced within the framework of the “November 11 National Forestation Day,” declared by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the campaign reflects Türkiye’s commitment to both population development and ecological preservation. The initiative is designed to strengthen the country’s ongoing “Green Homeland Mobilization” by encouraging citizens to contribute to afforestation efforts starting from birth or marriage. As part of the campaign’s official launch, Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş and Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumaklı visited Ankara Bilkent City Hospital to meet with newborn babies and their families.

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