Decree No. 2009/14979 of the Council of Ministers on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Country/Territory Türkiye Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official Gazette No. 27227, 13 May 2009. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Climate change Emissions Precautionary principle Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Western Asia Abstract By this Decree the Republic of Turkey hereby approves the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This Protocol consists of 28 articles and the text of the Protocol in its original Turkish translation. The Kyoto Protocol implements the objective of the UNFCCC to fight global warming by reducing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Full text Turkish Website www.resmigazete.gov.tr