Carbon credit projects in Türkiye
Registry records list 574 carbon credit projects in Türkiye, most of them renewable energy. Together they have issued 152,531,564 tonnes and retired 79,562,273.
Key figures
Projects
574
Registries
3
Credits issued
152,531,564 t
Credits retired
79,562,273 t
Source: Registry records · Data as of 1 June 2026
By registry
- Gold Standard 309
- Verra 248
- Cercarbono 17
By category
- Renewable Energy 333
- Not specified 137
- Ghg Management 84
- Fuel Switching 9
- Energy Efficiency 9
- Agriculture 2
Türkiye and Article 6
- Bilateral agreements
- 0
- Authority for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism
- Appointed
- Participation requirements for the Mechanism
- Not published
- Cooperative approaches
- 0
- Article 6.2 activities
- 0
- Crediting Mechanism activities approved by the host
- 0
- Crediting Mechanism activities registered
- 0
Country-level facts from UN tracking. Whether a particular project is authorised is not shown here.
Source: UN Article 6 tracking (Article 6 Pipeline, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre) · Data as of 4 September 2026
Most used methodologies
- ACM0002 222 projects
- AMS-I-D 93 projects
- AM0073 37 projects
- ACM0001 28 projects
- AMS-I-D, AMS-III-D 9 projects
- NOT PROVIDED 9 projects
- OTHER 9 projects
- AMS-I-C 7 projects
- ACM0010 6 projects
- AMS-I-D, AMS-III-G 6 projects
Hazard context
- Wildfire
- High
- River flood
- High
- Drought
- High
Levels for the country as a whole, not for any one project site.
Source: ThinkHazard hazard assessments · Levels read 25 September 2026
Projects
Largest issuance first.
LANDFILL GAS EXTRACTION AND ELECTRICITY GENERATION PROJECT - ISTANBUL TURKEY
Gold Standard · Türkiye · Ghg Management
10.9M
issued tCO₂e
SANIBEY DAM AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT
Verra · Türkiye · Renewable Energy
5.5M
issued tCO₂e
Alkumru Hydroelectric Power Plant
Verra · Türkiye · Renewable Energy
4.0M
issued tCO₂e
*Mamak Landfill Waste Management Project Turkey
Gold Standard · Türkiye · Ghg Management
3.2M
issued tCO₂e
Soma-Polat Wind Farm Project
Gold Standard · Türkiye
3.0M
issued tCO₂e
Karapınar YEKA Solar Power Plant Project
Cercarbono · Türkiye · Renewable Energy
3.0M
issued tCO₂e
*Rotor Elektrik Uretim Osmaniye Wind Farm
Gold Standard · Türkiye
2.7M
issued tCO₂e
Balikesir 142.5 MW Wind Power Plant Project
Gold Standard · Türkiye · Renewable Energy
2.5M
issued tCO₂e
İZMIR LANDFILL GAS (LFG) CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION PROJECT
Verra · Türkiye · Ghg Management
2.4M
issued tCO₂e
Sah Wind Power Plant
Gold Standard · Türkiye
2.3M
issued tCO₂e
Boyabat Hydroelectric Power Plant
Verra · Türkiye · Renewable Energy
2.2M
issued tCO₂e
The Cevizlik Run-of-River Hydroelectric Power Plant
Verra · Türkiye · Renewable Energy
2.0M
issued tCO₂e
Catalca Wind Power Project
Gold Standard · Türkiye · Renewable Energy
1.9M
issued tCO₂e
Ziyaret Wind Power Project Turkey
Gold Standard · Türkiye · Renewable Energy
1.9M
issued tCO₂e
Yuntdag Wind Power Project Turkey
Gold Standard · Türkiye
1.9M
issued tCO₂e
Soma III Wind Farm
Gold Standard · Türkiye
1.8M
issued tCO₂e
Uluabat Hydroelectric Power Plant
Verra · Türkiye · Renewable Energy
1.7M
issued tCO₂e
DARICA-1 99 MW Hydro Power Plant Project, Turkey
Verra · Türkiye · Renewable Energy
1.7M
issued tCO₂e
GEYCEK Wind Farm Project
Gold Standard · Türkiye · Renewable Energy
1.6M
issued tCO₂e
Tatar Hydro Electricity Power Plant
Verra · Türkiye · Renewable Energy
1.2M
issued tCO₂e
Mersin Wind Farm Project
Gold Standard · Türkiye
1.2M
issued tCO₂e
Samsun Landfill Gas to Energy Project Turkey
Gold Standard · Türkiye
1.2M
issued tCO₂e
Kayseri Molu Landfill Gas to Energy Project Turkey
Gold Standard · Türkiye · Ghg Management
1.2M
issued tCO₂e
Grid connected electricity generation from renewable sources: Uzuncayir 82.0 MW Hydroelectric Power Plant Project, Turkey
Verra · Türkiye · Renewable Energy
1.2M
issued tCO₂e
Düzova Wind Power Project Turkey
Gold Standard · Türkiye
1.2M
issued tCO₂e
Questions about Türkiye
How many carbon credit projects are in Türkiye?
574, as of 1 June 2026.
Has Türkiye signed Article 6 agreements?
UN tracking records no bilateral agreements for Türkiye, as of 4 September 2026.
Which methodologies are most used in Türkiye?
ACM0002 (222), AMS-I-D (93), AM0073 (37).
Registry data as of June 1, 2026