Cases / Tanker / shipping · Türkiye · 2026
Koç and Sabancı named partners of COP31 climate summit in Antalya
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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
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- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Koç and Sabancı holding companies were named COP31 partners, with Koç as global partner and Sabancı as electrification partner, and the fees were not disclosed. At stake for nature is how far sponsors whose businesses include oil refining and lignite power shape the climate talks.
What?
Koç Holding and Sabancı Holding were named partners of the COP31 climate summit in Antalya, which runs from 9 to 20 November 2026. Australian Prime Minister's Office
Where?
Antalya, Türkiye. Australian Prime Minister's Office
When?
Summit 9 to 20 November 2026; partnership dates are not stated in the sources reviewed. Australian Prime Minister's Office
Who?
Gained
- Koç Holding — Global business partner of COP31; fees not disclosed BloombergHT
- Sabancı Holding — Electrification partner of COP31; fees not disclosed CNBC-e
- Garanti BBVA, Türk Telekom and Bloomberg Philanthropies — Named COP31 partners; fees not disclosed
Lost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Corporate partnership agreements with the summit; fees not disclosed. BloombergHT
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
COP31 is scheduled for Antalya from 9 to 20 November 2026, with Murat Kurum as president and Chris Bowen as president of negotiations, according to the Australian Prime Minister's Office.
Koç Holding became the summit's global partner and Sabancı Holding its electrification partner, according to BloombergHT and CNBC-e.
Koç is the controlling partner of the refiner Tüpraş, and Sabancı is a partner in the Tufanbeyli lignite power plant; the partners' fees were not disclosed.
Global Witness counted 2,456 fossil-linked participants at COP28, 1,773 at COP29 and 1,602 at COP30, using KBPO's definition.
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What we don't know
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Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- Not disclosed The fees paid by Koç, Sabancı, Garanti BBVA, Türk Telekom and Bloomberg Philanthropies were not disclosed.
- None on record How the partners were selected is not stated in the sources reviewed.
- Unclear Whether any partner's business influenced a negotiating position is not stated in the sources reviewed.
Did the harm stop?
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Who paid?
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Sources
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Press and investigations
- COP to be hosted by Türkiye, Australia leading negotiationsAustralian Prime Minister's Office ·
Communities and civil society
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