The "State of the World's Forests" reporıs evcry ıwo years on the status of forests, reccnt major policyantı institutional dcveloprncnts antı key issucs corıccrning the forest scctor, The newone for the year 2003 is the fifth edition of the publication. the purpose of which is to provide current antı reliable information to policy - makers. foresters and the other natural rcsourcc rnanagers. acadernics, forest indusıry and civil society. The rccerıt state of the world's forests antı same facıs and figures concerning Turkish forestry are reviewed in this article as a contribution lo foresıry liıeraıurc in Turkish language.