"Zero Waste Festival" Continues at Istanbul Atatürk Airport; Expects Over 1 Million Visitors

Istanbul Atatürk Airport is currently hosting the Zero Waste Festival, an event that has already welcomed over 100,000 visitors on its opening day. Organizers anticipate more than 1 million people will attend over the four-day festival.

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We hosted more than 100,000 guests. We expect more than 1 million of our citizens to visit over 4 days. In this context, there are different activities for everyone from 7 to 77 at the Zero Waste Festival.

The festival, held under the auspices of Emine Erdoğan, Honorary President of the Zero Waste Foundation, and in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, offers a wide range of activities for all ages. These include waste-free kitchen workshops for women, discussions, and competitions for young people. Free refreshments and gifts are available, with concerts scheduled for the evenings.

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We wanted to create safe spaces where our citizens can come with their families, especially these days as summer begins. We have planned areas where they can socialize with their families.

Samed Ağırbaş, President of the Zero Waste Foundation, highlighted the festival's aim to create safe spaces for families to socialize during the summer months. He also noted that Istanbul Zero Waste Week, a collaboration between the Istanbul Governorship and the Zero Waste Foundation, has already seen over 1,500 events across 39 districts.

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The Zero Waste Forum is the world's largest civil meeting, with 183 countries participating. We are hosting over 1 million of our citizens and guests from 183 countries with the Zero Waste Forum and Zero Waste Festival.

A significant component of the festival is the Zero Waste Forum, which has drawn 183 countries, over 120 ministers, and more than 20 former heads of state and government. Ağırbaş described it as the world's largest civil society meeting. The foundation is also addressing food waste with an exhibition in Taksim Square, aiming to build synergy with Istanbul's 16 million residents and the broader Turkish population.

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We have established a very good synergy with the 16 million people of Istanbul. We are achieving great work with our 86 million citizens. Our work continues relentlessly for a more livable, more prosperous world, hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder with our citizens.