土耳其的森林面积有1,060万公顷,相当国土面积13.6%,其中列为生产性森林为380万公顷,其余680万公顷列为退化的森林。土耳其的森林主要分布于山区,即“三海”(地中海、爱琴海、黑海)沿岸的山区,针阔各半。而中部、东部和东南部许多地方实际上没有森林。商业性采伐,只限于这个国家的西部(博卢省、宋古尔达省),全国林业工人2万人。在历史上,土耳其经历了长期破坏森林的 Turkey has 10.6 million hectares of forest area, equivalent to 13.6% of the country’s land area, of which 3.8 million hectares are listed as productive forest and the remaining 6.8 million hectares are classified as degraded forests. Turkey’s forests are mainly distributed in mountainous areas, that is, mountainous areas along the coasts of the “three seas” (Mediterranean, Aegean and Black Sea) with half-width conifers. In many parts of central, eastern and southeastern regions there is virtually no forest. Commercial logging is limited to the western part of the country (Bolu Province, Songgurga Province) with 20,000 foresters nationwide. Historically, Turkey has experienced long-term destruction of forests