During the First Strategy Development Workshop that was held on May 9-11, 2023, topics such as consumption, production, waste management, secondary raw materials, priority areas, investment, and cross-cutting issues were discussed. Monitoring progress, sustainable product policy, key product value chains, less waste, and more value were also debated. Furthermore, the 2015 and 2020 EU Circular Economy Action Plans were examined, focusing on all the actions outlined in those plans. The Action Plans were evaluated within the context of Türkiye.

• EU Circular Economy Action Plan and Different Country Practices - Wim Van Breusegem, Senior Consultant, Environmental Management Solutions (EMS) Consulting
• Recent Actions and Initiatives Proposed in the scope of the EU Circular Economy Action Plan - Wim Van Breusegem, Senior Consultant, Environmental Management Solutions (EMS) Consulting
• Progress in Technical Assistance for Assessment of Turkey’s Potential on Transition to Circular Economy (DEEP) Project & Summary General Assessment Report- Mihail Dimovski, Team Leader, DEEP Project
• The First Study Visit to the Netherlands and Belgium in the scope of the DEEP Project: Lessons Learnt - Onur Akpulat, Technical Component Leader, DEEP Project
• Preliminary Outputs of the Sectoral Impact Assessment Study conducted in the scope of the DEEP Project - Onur Akpulat, Technical Component Leader, DEEP Project
• Institutional Visits and Market Survey conducted in the scope of the DEEP Project - Şeyda Dağdeviren Hill, Senior Non-Key Expert, DEEP Project
• Circular Plastics & Roadmap for Single Used Plastics and Marine Litter - Pedro Fernández Bautista, Project Manager, MedWaves
• Working Group Instructions Presentation - Onur Akpulat, Technical Component Leader, DEEP Project