Lights to be Turned Off to Draw Attention to Climate Change

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Hundreds of edifices including Eiffel Tower, Sydney Opera Building and the Bosporus Bridge will turn off their lights for an hour at 8:30 p.m. on March 25 to draw attention to climate change.

In addition to Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray sports clubs, 16 universities and 26 edifices will join the event in which over 400 worldwide edifices joined last year.

Also, a donation will be held for protection of the Mediterranean Forests in Earth Hour event organized by WWF-Turkey.

The Earth Hour campaign started in Australia in 2007. At the moment, it has spread to more than 150 countries in seven continents.

Why Mediterranean Forests

The Mediterranean Basin is one of the most important areas to be affected by climate change in Turkey.

According to WWF-Turkey, an intensive increase in temperature and drought is expected in the basin in the near future. This situation can both directly (drought, heat wave) and indirectly (fire, diseases, invasive species, extinction and migration of some species) lead to serious problems.

As the tress’ relatively long life spans prevent them from swiftly adapting environmental changes, the forests are among the most delicate ecosystems.

The edifices to turn off their lights on March 25 2017 are as follows:

Ayasofya Museum

Beykoz Pavilion

Beylerbeyi Mosque

Beylerbeyi Palace

Dolmabahçe Mosque

Dolmabahçe Palace and Clock Tower

Galata Tower

Ihlamur Pavilions

İstanbul 1st and 2nd Bridges

İzmir Clock Tower

Kurşunlu Social Complex

Küçüksu Pavilion

Masal Chateau

Nur-u Osmaniye Mosque

Fairy Chimneys

Anatolian Fortress

Rumelian Fortress

Selimiye Mosque

Sultanahmet Mosque

Süleymaniye Mosque

Topkapı Palace

Trojan Horse and Clock Tower

Üsküdar Mihrimah Sultan Mosque

Yedikule Fortress

Yeni Mosque

Yıldız-Şale Palace

Yivli Minare

Universities

Ankara University of Social Sciences

Beykoz University

Bilkent University

Galatasaray University

Gazi University

Gaziantep University

İstanbul Bilgi University

İstanbul Rumeli University

Kadir Has University

Karadeniz Technical University

KTO Karatay University

Nişantaşı University

Orta Doğu Teknik University

T.C. İstanbul Ticaret University

Yeditepe University

Yeni Yüzyıl University

Sports clubs:

Beşiktaş Gymnasium Club, Vodafone Arena

Galatasaray Sports Club, Türk Telekom Arena

Fenerbahçe Sports Club, Ülker Stadyumu Şükrü Saraçoğlu Sports Complex. (ÇT/TK)