Let Alone Building Nuclear, You Cannot Touch a Single Deep Spot

İğneada is announced as the place where the third nuclear power station to be built in Turkey.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Ali Rıza Alaboyun as to the subject said, "For the moment the first comers are Chinese and American Westinghouse firm. A memorandum of understanding is signed. Japan has also some interest in it."

İğneada town is on the Black Sea coastline of Thrace.

There is Deep Spot National Park

There is 3155-hectar Deep Spot woods National Park in the district known with its Deep Spot forest.

According to information on website of Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, İğneada is on important migratory routes of birds and contain biological diversity due to hosting different plant and animal forms.

WWF: Even a small industrial plant must not be built

WWF- Turkey Conservation of Nature Director Sedat Kalem: İğneada Deep Spot is among 122 Important Plant Sites in Turkey. İğneada Deep Spot is extremely important due to its rich dune and wetland flora that host certain plant forms that are protected by international agreements.

İğneada's importance for nature makes it a place that should be kept off from any construction. Let alone a nuclear power plant, even a small industrial plant may destroy the delicate balance here. Turkey needs to focus on more environment-friendly sources like sun and wind to meet its energy need.

Türkkan: They want nuclear instead of bringing doctor

WWF-Turkey Presiden Nusret Türkkan:

Europe's 3,200 plant forms out of 12,000 are here. Deep Spot forest hosts extinct wild animals. This is where the largest fish population nest. But this place wants to be destroyed by energy projects. As a consequence of our struggle, we managed to prevent thermal plant. We need doctors, teachers, why don't they deal with these?

KOS: Neither thermic nor nuclear

Onur Akgül from KOS:

When the minister talks about the building of nuclear power plant in İğneada, he does it by linking it with power cuts and election safety. This is a very dirty effort of manipulating perception. İğneada has a very rich fauna that is full of life. We will persist to struggle to not let neither thermic nor nuclear power plant be built. (NV/TK)

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