Turkish news agency ANKA has launched ANKA31, a new English-language publication dedicated to covering COP31, the United Nations climate conference that opens in Antalya on Monday 9 November and runs until 20 November 2026.
Designed for an international readership, ANKA31 will offer reporting and analysis from Türkiye as the country prepares to host the summit, following the diplomacy surrounding COP31 while taking a closer look at Türkiye’s climate policies, energy transition and emissions record, according to the agency.
What ANKA31 will cover
The publication is part of ANKA’s broader COP31 coverage, which brings together news, analysis and features ahead of and during the conference. Rather than treating COP31 solely as a diplomatic gathering, ANKA31 will follow the political, economic and energy debates shaping climate action, and look at how the decisions taken in Antalya connect with the country and the city hosting the talks.
Readers can receive ANKA31 and future issues by email through the agency’s mailing list.
A first issue that tests Türkiye’s climate record
The first issue examines the gap between Türkiye’s climate commitments, the policies put in place to meet them and what those efforts have delivered so far, the agency says. It also includes a guide to COP31 in Antalya and features exploring the host city, from its culinary traditions to the ancient city of Perge.
That focus places the publication at the centre of one of the summit’s central questions: whether the promises governments make at climate conferences are matched by delivery at home.
A crowded media field in Antalya
ANKA31 joins a large media operation gathering in Antalya for the two-week summit. The news agency AFP alone will have 17 journalists in the city, according to Covering Climate Now, which published a reporting guide for journalists covering the talks.
Related reading on Watan News: Journalists gear up for COP31 as Covering Climate Now publishes Antalya reporting guide.
The Earth Journalism Network has awarded fellowships to 16 journalists to report from COP31 as part of the Climate Change Media Partnership, including two independent creator journalists taking part for the first time. The conference venue, the Antalya Expo Center, houses a press and media centre in its Blue Zone, where the official negotiations take place under United Nations accreditation.
According to Covering Climate Now, it is now too late to apply for press credentials to cover COP31 in person, but covering the summit remotely has never been easier, because many sessions will be live-streamed.
FAKTA
- What: ANKA31, a new English-language publication from Turkish news agency ANKA, dedicated to covering COP31.
- When: Launched ahead of COP31, which opens in Antalya on 9 November and runs until 20 November 2026.
- First issue: Examines the gap between Türkiye’s climate commitments and delivery, with a guide to COP31 and features on Antalya, including the ancient city of Perge.
- Who: ANKA News Agency, based in Ankara, for an international readership.
- Why it matters: Dedicated summit coverage in English from a Turkish newsroom adds a host-country perspective to a fortnight of negotiations watched around the world.
ANKA31 will be judged like any summit publication: on whether its reporting helps readers understand what is agreed in Antalya — and what it means once the delegations go home.
