11.11.2026 13:11
Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu, Chairman of HÜDA PAR, answered Haberler.com's questions in Antalya within the scope of COP31. Arguing that at the root of environmental problems lies human beings' seeing nature as their own property, Yapıcıoğlu criticized the “wild capitalist system” that encourages unlimited consumption. Touching also on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Yapıcıoğlu said, “We wish for humanity to wake up.”
HÜDA PAR Chairman Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu argued in his assessments on the climate crisis that those polluting the world are not ordinary people but large corporations pursuing unlimited consumption. Yapıcıoğlu emphasized that nature is a trust that must be left to future generations.
“OWNERSHIP BELONGS TO GOD” Answering questions from Haberler.com Editor-in-Chief Atty. Bedia Teymur on the live broadcast of Rotamız Ekonomi hosted by Serpin Alparslan on Haberler.com, Yapıcıoğlu said the problem stems from perspective. Noting that when people see themselves as the owner of the universe, they attempt to use it as they wish, Yapıcıoğlu said, “In our faith, property belongs to God. The owner of property is God. People need to make use of that property, but they are trustees. In other words, it is not an inheritance left to us by our grandfathers. It is a trust that we must pass on to future generations in a completely clean state.”
HÜDA PAR Chairman Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu (on the right) and Haberler.com Editor-in-Chief Atty. Bedia Teymur (on the right) “WASTE IS ABSOLUTELY HARAM” Stating that nature is the right not only of those living today but also of future generations, Yapıcıoğlu noted that resources cannot be consumed without limit and that air, water, and soil cannot be polluted. Reacting to manufactured products being stockpiled so their prices do not fall and dumped in the trash, Yapıcıoğlu said, “You have no such right. All of this is waste, and in our faith this is absolutely haram.”
“HUMANKIND UPSETS THE BALANCE BECAUSE OF ITS GREED” Expressing that there is a perfect balance and divine order in creation, Yapıcıoğlu said, “But when human beings intervene there, they upset that balance because of their greed. Once they upset that balance, all sorts of disasters and calamities come upon them.” Citing floods, drought, forest fires, and soil pollution as examples, Yapıcıoğlu commented, “We breathe poison, eat poison, drink poison. We are punishing ourselves.”
“ISLAM ALSO REGULATES HUMANITY’S RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE” Stating that Islam does not only regulate the relationship between the servant and God, Yapıcıoğlu expressed that religion also sets a fundamental framework for people’s relationship with society and nature. Yapıcıoğlu conveyed that his party’s program begins with the sentence, “Almighty God created the world and everything in it for humanity.”
“IS IT A FEW CAPITALIST COMPANIES THAT POLLUTE THE WORLD?” Arguing that environmental protection will not yield results unless the perspective changes and sanctions are imposed on those who harm nature, Yapıcıoğlu posed the question, “Is it really billions of people who are polluting the world right now, or a few capitalist companies?” Yapıcıoğlu also reacted to debates over blaming cows for methane emissions, claiming that these are “attempts to cover up their theft.”
“RESOURCES ARE ENOUGH FOR ALL NEEDS” Opposing the approach of economics that “needs are unlimited and resources are scarce,” Yapıcıoğlu said, “No, resources are not scarce. Resources are enough for all needs. But some people are never satisfied.” Recalling the words of Ali, stating that if there is someone suffering from hunger in one corner of the world, there is someone else in another corner consuming excessively or stockpiling, Yapıcıoğlu argued that no one would go hungry if some people did not steal others’ sustenance.
HE DREW ATTENTION TO GAZA Stating that Gaza must also be discussed in environmental debates, Yapıcıoğlu claimed that no green spaces, clean air, clean water, or sufficient food remain in the region. Claiming that more than 100,000 tons of bombs have been dropped on Gaza, Yapıcıoğlu alleged that food-loaded trucks are being held at the border and that at least 28,000 children are facing a severe hunger crisis. Yapıcıoğlu said that in recent rains, 70,000 tents were submerged in water and 5 people, 3 of them children and 1 a woman, lost their lives.
“WE ARE NOT BUYING THIS” Arguing that the picture in Gaza is the most terrifying of man-made disasters, Yapıcıoğlu said, “With this in plain sight, blaming someone, individuals, ordinary people, or animals is cunning. We are not buying this, and we will not buy it. We wish for humanity to wake up.” Stating that a reaction must form against those pursuing unlimited consumption, Yapıcıoğlu said, “If it is not stopped, tomorrow will be worse than today.”
“LET OUR PARTICIPATION NOT BE TAKEN TO MEAN THAT WE APPLAUD EVERY VIEW” Also commenting on his participation in COP31, Yapıcıoğlu stated that they tell the truth everywhere they go. Conveying that he visited the Palestine stand at the summit and wrote his feelings in the notebook there, Yapıcıoğlu said, “Let it not be understood that because we came here, we agree with everything that will be done here or with the views of everyone participating here, or that we applaud them.”