Culture and Tourism Minister Ersoy Announced COP31 Preparations in Antalya

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced to the public the comprehensive preparation activities carried out for the COP31 conference to be held in Antalya.

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced the preparations for the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to be held in Antalya. Ersoy stated that those attending the conference as part of the official delegation will be able to visit museums and archaeological sites in Antalya affiliated with the Ministry free of charge throughout the organization. He also stated that night museum applications will continue at the Side Archaeological Site.

Minister Ersoy announced that a Climate Library with a capacity of 1,800 books will be made available to visitors as a first in COP history. It was also announced that a Taş Tepeler themed exhibition featuring 37 archaeological artifacts from the inventory of the Şanlıurfa Museum will be prepared in the Blue Zone section of the conference. Meanwhile, the Antalya State Opera and Ballet will perform Ahmed Adnan Saygun’s Yunus Emre Oratorio at the Congress Center.

Tourism and Cultural Heritage Day events will be organized on November 18 through the Turkey Tourism Promotion and Development Agency; 19 panelists and 4 moderators will discuss the future of sustainable tourism in four panels. Minister Ersoy noted that digital inventory records of approximately 1.2 million cultural assets have been created through the National Museum Information System, and that the EXPO area will be transformed into an international fair and congress center after COP31.