Türkiye
National Green Deal Action Plans and the DPP
How national Green Deal action plans respond to EU climate policy, and where the Digital Product Passport sits within them for exporting industries.
The European Green Deal is the umbrella policy behind the EU's climate neutrality target, and through trade it reaches manufacturers well beyond the EU. Countries exporting heavily into the EU — Türkiye among them — have responded with national Green Deal action plans covering carbon at the border, circular economy, green finance, clean energy and technical barriers to trade.
The Digital Product Passport sits directly at the intersection of the circular economy and technical barriers to trade headings.
Headings and their link to product data
| Heading | Link to product data |
|---|---|
| Carbon border measures | Embedded emissions calculation and declaration |
| Green and circular economy | Material, recycling and durability data |
| Green finance | Evidence of environmental performance |
| Clean and secure energy supply | Site energy data |
| Sustainable agriculture | Commodity origin and traceability |
| Technical barriers to trade | Standards, certification, conformity |
The CBAM link
CBAM requires embedded emissions declarations for imports of iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertiliser, electricity and hydrogen. It uses a different methodology from a DPP carbon field but draws on the same source data: site energy consumption, production volumes and process emissions.
Designing both as one data programme is the highest-return step available in industry. See CBAM and the DPP and how to calculate a PCF.
Sector impact
- Iron, steel and aluminium: both a CBAM commodity and an ESPR priority group. See DPP for iron and steel.
- Textiles: the largest export line touched by ESPR. See the Turkish textile industry and the DPP.
- Automotive components: Catena-X and battery demands. See DPP in automotive.
- Furniture: timber origin alongside EUDR. See EUDR.
Institutional framework
Trade ministries, exporter associations and national standards and accreditation bodies play a role through legislative monitoring, certification capacity and support programmes. Conditions change annually, so check current calls when planning. See export incentives for SMEs.
On the legislative side, no DPP regulation had been published in Türkiye as of September 2026. On the table are the industry ministry's draft framework regulation transposing ESPR for the domestic market (its DPP articles are suspended until Türkiye joins the EU system) and the trade ministry's DPP briefing note arguing for equal access to the EU Registry. See the DPP guide for exporters.
Frequently asked questions
Is a national Green Deal action plan legally binding on me?
It is a policy plan. The legal obligation arises from EU law when you place a product on the EU market.
Where should I start?
With a product- and site-level data inventory. The same data feeds CBAM, the DPP and customer questionnaires.
I already do CBAM reporting. Am I DPP-ready?
You have a real advantage on the carbon side. Identity, composition, circularity and compliance fields are still needed. See DPP data fields.
