Organized by the Zero Waste Foundation, the Zero Waste Forum in Istanbul became a major international gathering aimed at transforming our relationship with materials, consumption, and the environment.
At the forum, global leaders — from city officials and community organizers to innovators and policymakers — came together to exchange ideas on taking concrete steps toward a zero-waste future.
💼 Distinguished participants included:
- H.E. Emine Erdoğan – First Lady of Türkiye & Honorary President of the Zero Waste Foundation
- Murat Kurum – Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of Türkiye
- Alparslan Bayraktar – Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye
- İbrahim Yumaklı – Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye
- Mehmet Fatih Kacır – Minister of Industry and Technology of Türkiye
- António Guterres – Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Samed Ağırbaş – President of the Zero Waste Foundation
- Ahmet Bağcı – Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye
- Mme Messaouda Mint Baham Ould Mohamed Laghdaf – Minister of Environment, Mauritania
- Mme Doumbia Mariam Tangara – Minister of Environment, Mali
- Issa Ousmane Coulibaly – Ambassador of Mali
- Ossey Bernard Yapo – Representative of the Minister of Environment, Ivory Coast / Director of CIAPOL
Mert Döküm A.Ş. also took part in and followed the event closely.
🌱 This forum provides a global platform to strengthen sustainability-focused collaborations and environmental initiatives.
Photo Gallery
Chairman Vahap Kanıtoğlu at the Zero Waste Forum – Istanbul, 17 October 2025. 
Engagements with participants at the forum. 
Moments from the event program. 
Conversations on sustainability and zero waste. 
With international delegates at the forum.