1.3. Legal background of waste management in Turkey
The accession process of Turkey to the European Union (EU) as a
full member has had an impact on making laws related with waste
management and environment. Until 2005, only three by-laws on
waste management have been forced in law. After launching accession
negotiations between EU and Turkey, already 13 regulations
have been put into practice until present (URL, 3). One of the EU