Green Industry & EU Standards: DEİK’s Türkiye-Europe Business Councils chief urged Türkiye to become a founding partner in the EU’s green and digital industrial shift, stressing competitiveness through environmentally sustainable production and compliance with new EU rules like the digital product passport. Renewables for Refugee Communities: Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development inaugurated a 6MW solar plant in Kahramanmaraş (Pazarcık) to cut energy use and carbon emissions while meeting heating/cooling needs for Syrian refugee camps and temporary accommodation. Health Enforcement: Istanbul carried out 1.35M inspections to enforce the indoor smoking ban since 2022, fining 25,970 businesses about TL 695M and temporarily closing 681 repeat offenders. Arctic Nature & Inspiration: Turkish swimmer Deniz Kayadelen became the first from Türkiye to complete a 1,200m open-water swim in Norway’s Svalbard at 4°C, traveling with her 10-month-old daughter. Energy Infrastructure Watch: Analysts said the planned Türkiye–TRNC subsea gas pipeline could grow into a wider Eastern Mediterranean export corridor, potentially boosting Türkiye’s role as a regional gas hub. Air Quality/Climate Risk Context: A renewed heatwave backdrop and rising energy-price uncertainty were highlighted as Europe weighs security and climate pressures.