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Galataport Istanbul sets 2050 net-zero target
Galataport Istanbul has published its 2025 sustainability report, setting out its environmental work and future targets.
The Istanbul waterfront complex includes a cruise terminal, shops and restaurants, and offices.
It uses seawater in its heating and cooling systems, circulating 6.8 million cubic metres in 2025 and returning the same amount to the sea.
The system saves about 34% of the energy used by traditional systems, while tests monitor possible effects on marine life.
In 2025, the complex collected 3,834 tonnes of waste and recycled 434.78 tonnes; it also recovered 238 cubic metres of water from air-conditioning systems.
Galataport aims to prepare a low-carbon plan by 2027, increase renewable energy use by 4% by 2028, and reach net zero by 2050.
It also plans measures including greywater reuse, aiming to reduce shared-area water use by a total of 4.5% by 2031.
Galataport Istanbul has set a 2050 target to reach net zero.
The port announced the target in its 2025 Sustainability Report, themed “The Shore Reunites with the City.”
It plans to increase renewable energy use by 4% by 2028 and prepare a low-carbon transition roadmap by 2027.
In 2025, the site circulated 6.8 million cubic metres of seawater for heating and cooling, returning the same volume to the sea.
The report also sets a goal to cut shared-area water consumption by a cumulative 4.5% by 2031.
- Who
- Galataport Istanbul, a cruise terminal, retail and dining destination, and office complex.
- What
- It has set a target to reach net zero by 2050.
- When
- The target was announced in its 2025 Sustainability Report, published on November 2, 2026.
- Where
- Galataport Istanbul, in Istanbul, Türkiye.
- Why
- The company says it aims to reduce environmental impacts, improve efficiency and make sustainable practices part of its operations.
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Galataport Istanbul circulated 6.8 million cubic metres of seawater for its heating and cooling systems and returned the same amount to the sea.
Habertürk reported that Galataport Istanbul had set a 2050 net-zero target in its 2025 Sustainability Report.
- Net-zero target
- 2050
- Renewable energy target
- Increase use by 4% by 2028
- Seawater circulated in 2025
- 6.8 million cubic metres
- Water recovery in 2025
- 238 cubic metres of condensate reused
- Shared-area water reduction target
- 4.5% cumulatively by 2031
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