Batman Governor has announced that the ancient city of Hasankeyf, which is soon to be engulfed by Ilısu Dam, will be cordoned off and closed to traffic as of October 8. “It is a cordon of destruction,” Hasankeyf Coordination has responded.

Two people have been killed in the northeastern province during the downpour.

It was one of the largest fires in the history of İzmir, Mayor Soyer said.

The association said yesterday that the ministry assigned a company that does not have firefighting aircraft and turned down their offer for help.

"The company that won the tender does not have a firefighting aircraft in hand. The ministry turned down our offer for help," an official from the Turkish Aeronautical Association told bianet.

To the question why the fire fighting aircraft of the Turkish Aeronautical Association are not used in extinguishing forest fires, Pakdemirli has said, “Engines of 3 planes are malfunctioned and 3 of them leak oil. Those who want to get on them are free to do so.”

The forest fires in Seferihisar and Menderes in İzmir have been fended off from residential areas thanks to fire extinguishing efforts. “Not even a single square-meter of the blazed forestland will be zoned for construction”, İzmir Mayor Soyer has indicated.

While the forest fires in Muğla and İzmir have been partially taken under control, the fires in Hatay have been completely taken under control by fire brigade crews.

Ahead of the UN Climate Summit which Turkey will participate in, a major new scientific study on the climate plan (INDC) presented by Turkey under the Paris Agreement has been published.

Ida Solidarity Association Chair Akgül has said four million more trees will be cut down on Ida Mountains and added, "Not a single drop of cyanide touched on soil yet."

Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of August 17 Earthquake, which claimed the lives of 17,840 people according to official figures. We once again remember the toll of the earthquake, asking “Is Turkey prepared for an earthquake?”

As the Canada-based Alamos Gold Inc. continues destructing the nature in Ida Mountains, the Unity for Democracy Initiative has sent a letter to 39 institutions and organizations from Canada: "We call on you to help us halt the massacre of nature".

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has made a call to everyone to join them at the Fazıl Say concert to be held in Ida Mountains on the 24th day of “Water and Conscience Watch” against the destruction of nature for gold.

France 24 has reported that a worker of Turkey-based MNG Gold mining company, the majority of whose investments are in Africa, has killed a villager in Burkina Faso.

Fifty people have been killed in 45 accidents traffic accidents involving death throughout the holiday, the Ministry of Interior has announced.

A bus with 50 passengers burst into flames when it was heading to İstanbul. Because the fire was noticed early, all the passengers were evacuated.

Detained on the allegation that they caused the forest fire in Marmara Island in Balıkesir by burning the haying crop at their garden, H.T. and his son O.T. have been arrested.

A five-hectare area has been affected by the fire in the central Anatolian city while extinguishing efforts are continuing.

While 10-decare forestland has been razed in a forest fire in Burgazada Island of İstanbul, 60 houses in Marmara Island of Balıkesir have been evacuated. In Tavşanlı, Kütahya, an 80-hectare area has been affected by the fire.

Today is the 19th day of “Water and Conscience Watch” against the destruction of nature in Ida Mountains. While listening to the story of guitarist Kardelen, who visited the watch yesterday, we also talked to “Tree Woman” targeted by pro-government media.