ISTANBUL All the country's 81 provinces hosted extensive tree-planting initiatives on Nov. 11 as part of National Afforestation Day , which has been marked since 2019 to create greener and more sustainable landscapes with enhanced forest cover. "We are resolutely working to make Türkiye an emerald-green nation, to pass on a more beautiful country in every respect to future generations," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in his written message marking the day. Forests should be regarded not as