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Akkuyu NPP's first unit enters final phase

Akkuyu NPP's first unit enters final phase

The first unit of the plant is planned to be integrated into Turkey's energy system next year.

Akkuyu nuclear plant workers cease work in protest of unpaid wages

Akkuyu nuclear plant workers cease work in protest of unpaid wages

Twenty-three workers were injured yesterday after a a bus transporting workers of them overturned on the highway.

Tuğçe Yılmaz

'Ministry of Health should disclose what is happening in Akkuyu'

'Ministry of Health should disclose what is happening in Akkuyu'

We discussed the worker fatalities at the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant construction with Dr. Nasır Nesanır, the President of the Mersin Chamber of Physicians, and Osman Koçak, the Spokesperson for the Mersin Anti-Nuclear Platform.

18 January 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Energy Minister Bayraktar: 'Akkuyu Nuclear Power Station is a Turkish company'

Energy Minister Bayraktar: 'Akkuyu Nuclear Power Station is a Turkish company'

Akkuyu Nuclear Power Station is a project entirely under Turkey's control argued Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar.

Hundreds of workers suffer from food poisoning at Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear plant

Hundreds of workers suffer from food poisoning at Turkey's Akkuyu nuclear plant

A worker who reached out to an MP to reveal the incident said Russian employees on the construction site have privileges over local employees, including better food.

21 September 2023

Erdoğan, Putin speak over phone ahead of nuclear plant opening

Erdoğan, Putin speak over phone ahead of nuclear plant opening

President Erdoğan will attending today's "fuel loading ceremony" via videoconference due to his recent illness.

Erdoğan: 'We will hopefully take action for our 2nd and 3rd nuclear power stations'

Erdoğan: 'We will hopefully take action for our 2nd and 3rd nuclear power stations'

The ceremony was held for the first nuclear fuel delivery to the Akkuyu plant. President and Justice and Development Party Chairperson Recep Tayyip Erdoğan participated in the ceremony via teleconference.

Rosatom announces installation of key safety feature at Turkey nuclear plant

Rosatom announces installation of key safety feature at Turkey nuclear plant

A fuel loading ceremony will be held on April 27 for the plant that is still under construction.

Earthquake, environmental concerns surround Turkey's first nuke plant ahead of inauguration

Earthquake, environmental concerns surround Turkey's first nuke plant ahead of inauguration

Still under construction, the Akkuyu plant will be inaugurated with a fuel loading ceremony in what critics deemed an attempt by President Erdoğan to boost his party's prospects ahead of the May 14 elections.

Nuclear fuel to be delivered to Akkuyu on April 27

Nuclear fuel to be delivered to Akkuyu on April 27

Ecology platforms name this step as a "political move" and warn that a possible disaster in the Akkuyu power station being constructed will create pollution in the Mediterranean with cross-border effects.

Erdoğan says Putin may visit Turkey for nuclear plant 'opening'

Erdoğan says Putin may visit Turkey for nuclear plant 'opening'

Instead of "opening," Anadolu Agency used the term "to officially grant a nuclear facility status" when reporting that President Erdoğan said "Putin may visit Turkey on April 27 for the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant opening."

'Earthquakes are warning us; Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant construction should be stopped'

'Earthquakes are warning us; Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant construction should be stopped'

The Anti-Nuclear Platform of Mersin, which was one city that felt the February 6 earthquakes although not faced any destruction, warned the government and the opposition against the building of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in the city.

21 February 2023

Construction of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant remains troubled, workers demand safety

Construction of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant remains troubled, workers demand safety

We spoke with the workers about working conditions, occupational safety and wages.

1 November 2022 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Akkuyu nuclear power plant contractor dismisses 500 workers protesting low wages

Akkuyu nuclear power plant contractor dismisses 500 workers protesting low wages

The workers went on a strike after getting a lower raise than promised.

Trial of anti-nuclear protestors ends in acquittal

Trial of anti-nuclear protestors ends in acquittal

17 people appeared before the judge on the grounds that they had attended a press statement attempted to be held in front of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Mersin upon the call of the Anti-Nuclear Platform (NKP) and intervened by the police.

17 November 2021

‘No emergency drill conducted at Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant this year’

CHP VICE CHAIR AKIN

‘No emergency drill conducted at Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant this year’

Main opposition CHP Vice Chair Ahmet Akın says that when the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Mersin province starts operating, “Turkey will give a purchasing guarantee to Russia for 15 years for three times the market price.”

Houses damaged in controlled explosion in nuclear power plant site

Houses damaged in controlled explosion in nuclear power plant site

The Governor’s Office of Mersin has released a written statement and announced that the explosion at the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant construction site was “planned”, adding that the damage to houses will be compensated.

20 January 2021

Call by Cyprus to ‘Stop Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant’

Call by Cyprus to ‘Stop Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant’

Northern Cyprus Parliament has issued a decision to call on the European Union for Akkuyu nuclear power plant, which is planned to be built in Turkey, to be halted.

Ban by Governorship Ahead of Sod-Turning Ceremony in Akkuyu

Ban by Governorship Ahead of Sod-Turning Ceremony in Akkuyu

Mersin Governorship banned demonstrations about nuclear power plant project ahead of the sod-turning ceremony, in which Erdoğan and Putin will participate via video conference. Lawyer Küçük said that their vehicles were stopped while heading towards the site.

3 April 2018 Pınar Tarcan

Request of Appeal Submitted to Council of State about Akkuyu

Request of Appeal Submitted to Council of State about Akkuyu

Environmental rights defenders and NGOs that have filed a lawsuit for the cancellation of Environmental Impact Assessment report issued for Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant project have submitted a request of appeal to the Council of State, which has previously ruled the dismissal of charges.

27 March 2018 Pınar Tarcan

Russia's Rosatom: We Will Start Construction of Akkuyu Nuclear Plant in April

Russia's Rosatom: We Will Start Construction of Akkuyu Nuclear Plant in April

Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev has said that they are going to start the construction of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in April.

Erdoğan’s Showdown to Russia: We Get Natural Gas from Different Places

Erdoğan’s Showdown to Russia: We Get Natural Gas from Different Places

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his statement as to Russia said they may get natural gas from different places if needed, and have Akkuyu Nuclear Power Station built by some others.