Green Party ( also Yeşiller for short) is a green liberal party in Turkey founded in 2020. However, as of February 2023, the Interior Ministry had not allowed the party to stand in any elections. Party programme Carbon-free economy: Greens say that fossil fuel dependency is the main cause of the climate change that has shaken political and social structures, and economic dynamics around the world; and of climate change in Turkey. They aim to stop all fossil fuel use by 2050 and reduce the nation's greenhouse gas emissions to net zero. In order to achieve this Greens encourage responsible use of the nation's solar energy and wind power and phasing out the use of coal in Turkey. Green New Deal: Greens aim for a total transformation of the economy of Turkey by supporting the nation's energy and transport infrastructure change, energy efficiency, creating good jobs, increasing the quality of life, cooperatives, sustainable tourism in Turkey, small scale agriculture in Turkey, care services, alternative and informal jobs. Water as a right for all: Greens say that water is a commons that belongs to all humans, other living beings and future generations. Greens will develop policies that will repair the broken hydrological cycle and foster water conservation in agricultural, domestic and industrial domains. Good, Clean, Healthy Food for All: Greens will ban pesticides which put the country's biodiversity, natural resources, human and animal lives at risk. We will create a support system to prevent the farmers dependency on companies and pesticides. We will prevent the depletion of natural resources, soil degradation, deforestation and desertification through holistic, restorative and sustainable agricultural practices. Gender and Sexuality: Greens say that gender and sexuality in the country is an area of rights, equality and freedom and set out to displace the patriarchal ideology and make structural and relational change in order to achieve liberation for all individuals, women, men and LGBTQI+ through equal citizenship. History Greens Party () (website yesiller.org) was a green liberal party in Turkey. Being the 57th political party of Turkey, it was established on 30 June 2008 after years of preparation since 2002. A green party with the same name was established prior to its establishment in 1988 (its founding President was former Health Minister Celal Ertuğ (in Turkish)). The latter was closed down in 1994, and its third and last President was Aydın Ayas, who took the eco-liberal turn for