President Erdoğan shared a post on his Twitter account, saying, "I celebrate the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, which aims to raise awareness in order to leave a more liveable environment for future generations."
The image in his post indicated, "5.9 billion saplings have been planted in the last 20 years," and “Our forest asset was 20.8 million hectares in 2002 and is now 23.1 million hectares in 2022."