ABSTRACT

Rapid population growth, rapid industrialization and non-regular urbanization have caused the pressure to natural resources. Especially after second half of 20th century environment pollution has been became a serious problem for all of countries whether they are developed or developing countries. Countries’ rapid industrialization process and profit maximizing motives have also negative effect to natural resources and environment. The major development about consciousness of environment is the Conference which had carried the problem to global level on 5th June 1972 in Stockholm. More than 100 countries had participated to the Conference as a result of importance of the problem. Most of coutries have focused on the environment problems and policies to solve the rising environment problems, to make sure life quality of the future generations and sustainable economic development. In current process, EU which is called as high level integration is interested in this kind of policies too. Because, environmental pollution has no border, so that each one of countries has been effected from the pollution. In our paper, it is compared that Common Environment Policy of EU and current Environment Policy of Turkey in the harmonization process to EU.