The Turkish Emissions Trading System is the carbon emission trading system expected to cover almost half of greenhouse gas emissions by Turkey, with a 50 thousand tCO₂e/year threshold which is supposed to start in Q3 2026, with a free pilot phase including industries such as cement. Exporters have to pay the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism from 1 January 2026 until the Turkish ETS starts. The implementation phase is due to run from 2027 to 2034. A law was passed in 2025 but allowances have not yet been decided, and it has not yet clear whether the country will join the Cooperative Mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. In 2026 Carbon Market Watch criticised the free allocations, the lack of transparency and the lack of guaranteed absolute emissions reductions.
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