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First Lady Erdoğan opened the Zero Waste Museum at the COP31 site

First Lady Erdoğan, who opened the museum with the leading spouses in Antalya within the scope of COP31, examined zero waste practices.

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First Lady Erdoğan opened the zero waste museum with the spouses of the heads of state and government in Antalya within the scope of COP31.
A ribbon designed from waste fabric pieces and lace was cut at the opening of the museum.
Wives of leaders of many countries, ministers, mayors, actors, athletes and artists attended the opening program.

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The spouses of the heads of state and government, who were in Antalya as part of the COP31 climate meeting, attended the opening of the zero waste museum. Samed Ağırbaş, President of the Zero Waste Foundation, gave information about the prevention and recycling processes of waste generation.

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First Lady Erdoğan came to the museum, where she will be opening, with the spouses of some heads of state and government who were in Antalya for COP31. First Lady Erdoğan, who opened the museum by cutting the ribbon designed from waste fabric pieces and lace, toured the museum with the leaders' wives and guests. First Lady Erdoğan and her leading spouses examined the areas in the museum where the historical development of zero waste practices, the environmental effects of waste, recycling processes, protection of natural resources and reuse processes were explained. Zero Waste Foundation President Samed Ağırbaş gave information to First Lady Erdoğan and the guests about the processes of preventing waste generation and recycling the resulting waste.

At the end of the trip, First Lady Erdoğan took a photo with the leaders' wives and guests in front of the 'digital tree', where the importance of protecting nature was emphasized. Representatives of environmentally sensitive non-governmental organizations and young people showed great interest in the opening program. The opening ceremony was attended by the wife of the President of Mauritania, Mariem Dah, the wife of the President of Palau, Valerie Whipps, the wife of the Head of Government of Burundi, Francine Ntakarutimana, the wife of the Prime Minister of Eswatini, Philile Dlamini, the wife of the Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, Veronica Ruala Waletofea, the wife of the President of the Maldives, Sajidha Mohamed, the wife of the Prime Minister of the National Unity Government of the Libyan State, Amina El-Dilawi, and her daughter, Estabrak Abdulhamid Al Dibeybe, of the State of Pahang, Malaysia. Sultan's wife Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, Azerbaijani President's daughter Leyla Aliyeva and daughter-in-law Alyona Aliyeva, and members of the UN Zero Waste High-Level Personalities Advisory Board attended.

Also in the program were Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum, Mayor of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Fatma Şahin, President of Zero Waste Foundation and COP31 Climate Champion Samed Ağırbaş, actors Sinem Kobal, Yıldız Çağrı Atiksoy, Almeda Sayışman, Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Berk Oktay, Tolgahan Sayışman, Görkem Sevindik, national freediver Şahika. Ercümen, artist Sinan Akçıl and other interested parties also took part.