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Domestic and international visitors to Antalya, the host city of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, will be able to sample Anatolian culinary traditions at food houses built around the “Seven Regions, Seven Cuisines” approach.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, preparations continue for COP31, the world’s most important organization in the fight against climate change.
The COP31 Summit, the United Nations’ annual climate conference, which will be attended by leaders from more than 190 countries, will not be limited to technology, finance, and infrastructure.
Türkiye’s rich gastronomic culture will also be presented to visitors, coordinated by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, to showcase the traditional flavors of Anatolia that go back thousands of years.
In the Green Zone (the public-access area of the summit), built on a total area of 582,000 square meters (143.8 acres), visitors will be offered rich flavors from the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Turkic world (countries and communities that speak Turkic languages), Gaziantep, Kayseri, Konya, and zero-waste cuisines.
While authentic tastes from different regions of Türkiye are showcased, a sustainable approach to gastronomy that draws on local produce, reduces waste, and carries cultural heritage into the future will also become one of COP31’s key experience areas.
These gastronomy areas at COP31 will also highlight strong cooperation with local governments.
The kitchens, each built to look like a house in traditional architecture, will be operated by the metropolitan municipalities (administrations of large cities) of Gaziantep, Konya, Kayseri, and Trabzon, along with the Antalya Governorship (the provincial office of the central government’s governor) and the Cankiri Municipality.
In this way, COP31 will become a powerful platform for cooperation where, alongside the climate agenda, Türkiye’s local government capacity, cultural richness, and gastronomic heritage are presented to the world.
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