"Our analysis presents a snapshot of pesticide use. While the situation is alarming, it also offers a chance to implement change," says a Greenpeace official.

A 259-ton feedwater storage tank has been installed.

One day after the plant was sealed, the ministry approved a new environmental impact assessment report for the facility.

"This is a law that places businesses, not nature and ecosystems, at its core. It does not include any serious measures to combat climate change or protect nature. Instead, it aims to integrate Turkey into the European Union’s Green Deal," says Perihan Koca.

Prof. Toros says high-pressure systems and wind currents transport the dust, leading to changes in air quality and noticeable shifts in the color of the sky.

Experts believe that the Climate Law draft is designed to regulate potential economic gains from climate change rather than addressing the issue itself.

Residents are advised to wear masks on days when pollution is severe.

The year 2024 proved a significant turning point at the intersection of the struggles in Turkey against the climate crisis, environmental destruction and for animal rights. Rights’ defenders continued their struggle across a broad spectrum that ranged from the protection of olive groves to forests and from the rights of animals living in the streets to the preservation of water sources.

Melis Tantan of the Ecocide Law Citizens’ Initiative spoke to bianet about the struggle that continues to work towards preventing environmental damage.

Eco-anxiety is a term that defines the type of anxiety that develops due to ecological crises. In the face of environmental problems, it is critical to take small steps to alleviate anxiety and find a way to access accurate information.

About half of the Black Sea province's agricutlural land and pstures have been marked as mining license areas.

The arrest of Dursun Ali Koyuncu, a leading figure in the ecological struggle in Artvin in northeastern Turkey, is yet another example of repression targeting environmental defenders in Turkey. The area licensed to mining has reached 70% of the province, while citizens continue to protect nature in the face of all manners of repression.