Analysis of Political Parties’ Approach to Forestry in 2018 General Elections

It is possible to see the opinions of political parties on many issues, including forestry, especially in the manifestos prepared before the general elections. The aim of this study is to analyse the environmental, forestry and nature conservation policies in manifestos of the political parties participating in the general elections of June 24, 2018. It is seen that the political parties that participated in the general elections have made inadequate policy statements on the subject of this study. Their promises mostly remain at the slogan level and do not make realistic approaches to accomplish them. On the other hand, political parties still regard forests as a rural asset, and they cannot comprehend the international importance and value for the urban residents. The changing role of forests on the global scale and the services provided to the urban residents should be taken into consideration in policy making by the political parties