The Piece Was, As Part of Diken's Daily Roundup of Opinion Pieces From Turkish Media

Didem Eryar Ünlü, a Turkish commentator, wrote in Diken that while COP climate conferences have grown to nearly 60,000 participants, the core negotiating community has not expanded. At COP28, over 42,000 accreditations were issued for official delegations, yet only about 1,600 actual negotiators also attended technical talks in Bonn that year. Ünlü argues today's COP juggles three separate events—formal diplomacy under the Paris Agreement, a global summit for leaders, and a massive climate fair for companies, investors, cities, universities, and NG Os—all in the same venue and schedule, which has started to reduce effectiveness.

Experts say the problem isn't just numbers: larger crowds mean longer security checks, harder movement between meetings, and fewer informal corridor discussions, where many critical compromises are actually reached during coffee breaks or chance encounters. The piece was, as part of Diken's daily roundup of opinion pieces from Turkish media.