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4.124.   (...) The overall goal of the General Directorate of Civil Aviation is to ensure reliability and sustainable development of Turkish civil aviation(...)

4.125.   (...) The main priorities for the air transport sector include: (...) (iii) the establishment and management of infrastructure for emission monitoring, reporting, and verification; (iv) the production of environmentally friendly bio-fuels and/or synthetic fuels for airline transport; and (v) the further development of regional airline cargo transport.

4.152.   The Ministry's Tourism Strategy 2023, with a timeframe of 16 years (2007-23), is a national policy with a multi-sectoral approach. The objective of the Strategy is to develop the tourism and travel industry with a sustainable tourism approach to increase employment opportunities and ensure economic growth. According to the Strategy, the types of tourism will be diversified, including coastal, health, plateau, and ecotourism.

4.153.   Law No. 2634 of 12 March 1982 on the Encouragement of Tourism is the main tourism regulation in Türkiye and stipulates the necessary measures for the regulation and development of the tourism services sector. The Law provides guidance for the preservation and utilization of natural tourism[168] resources; incentives for the tourism services sector; and implementation of a tourism development fund.
[168] Natural tourism is a type of tourism that is linked with rural settlements and based on natural resources.

4.155.   Third, Law No. 7334 further clarifies the procedures regarding the approval of zoning plans within tourism centres and culture and tourism preservation and development zones. Plan proposals will be submitted to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and plans approved by the Ministry will be sent to the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change for further authorization.

4.157.   Other important tourism services legislation includes (...) and Law No. 2863 of 23 July 1983 on the Protection of Cultural Values and Natural Resources (sets rules of expropriation and responsibilities of real and legal persons regarding cultural and natural assets).

Table A1.3 Merchandise imports by group of products, 2016-21
Total imports (USD billion): (2016) 202.2, (2017) 238.7, (2018) 231.2, (2019) 210.3, (2020) 219.5, (2021) 271.4
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HS SECTION/CHAPTERS/SUBHEADINGS(% of total imports): 7204 Ferrous waste and scrap: (2016) 2.1, (2017) 1.7, (2018) 2.7, (2019) 3.4, (2020) 2.6, (2021)2.3
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Table A3.3 Export prohibitions notified to the WTO, 2022
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Description: Tobacco seeds and tobacco seedlings
Rationale: Environment
Legal basis(date of entry into force): Directive on Procedure and Basis on Production of Tobacco, Marketing of Producer's Tobacco, Domestic and Foreign Trade, Control of Tobacco and Export of Tobacco
(04/12/2002)
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Table A3.3 Export prohibitions notified to the WTO, 2022
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Description: All game and wild animals (except species on the list of "exports requiring a licence"), alive or meat and/or pieces and garments thereof
Rationale: Environment
Legal basis(date of entry into force): Decision of the Council of Ministers (08/03/1990)
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Table A3.3 Export prohibitions notified to the WTO, 2022
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Description: Trunk, log, lumber and wooden beams of walnut, mulberry, cherry, pear, plum, ash, clin, linden and yew trees
Rationale: Environment
Legal basis(date of entry into force): Decision of the Council of Ministers (24/04/1974)
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