content tagged with balıkesir

Protest halts plan to develop Balıkesir olive groves for housing

Protest halts plan to develop Balıkesir olive groves for housing

The local administration has decided to halt a bidding after a protest by villagers.

Administrative court cancels the change in plan: Akçay wetland won’t be filled with rubble

Administrative court cancels the change in plan: Akçay wetland won’t be filled with rubble

The Balıkesir 1st Administrative Court has canceled the Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality’s decision to fill the Akçay wetland with rubble, finding the related change in the environmental plan “contrary to law”.

31 January 2022

Wildfires on Ida Mountains

Wildfires on Ida Mountains

Firetrucks, helicopters and earthmovers have been deployed to contain the fire.

Entry to forests in İzmir and Balıkesir banned amid fires across Turkey

Entry to forests in İzmir and Balıkesir banned amid fires across Turkey

The Governor’s Offices of İzmir and Balıkesir have announced that entries to the forests in the provinces have been temporarily forbidden. A similar decision has also been given for a national park in Aydın province.

‘Enough is enough’: Citizens protest price rises

AYVALIK / BALIKESİR

‘Enough is enough’: Citizens protest price rises

The Ayvalık Democracy Platform in Balıkesir has demanded that the recent price rises be withdrawn, underlining that “the wages and salaries of workers and pensioners getting meager and meager in the face of inflation should be improved.”

14 July 2021 Gönül İlhan

Akçay Wetland zoned for construction

Akçay Wetland zoned for construction

The Mount Ida Natural and Cultural Assets Preservation Association has announced that at least 60 thousand square meters of the Akçay Wetland, one of the last remaining wetland ecosystems in northern Aegean, have been zoned for construction.

Wetland area in Balıkesir 'reduced by 100 hectares,' to be opened for zoning

Wetland area in Balıkesir 'reduced by 100 hectares,' to be opened for zoning

Balıkesir Mayor says the area is "an empty land" and they will allocate it for tourism and housing.

Century-old olive trees to be destroyed for hotel facility

BALIKESİR

Century-old olive trees to be destroyed for hotel facility

A tender has been put out for “lease for construction” on an olive grove in Ilıca area of Burhaniye district’s Pelitköy Neighborhood.

‘Everyday is March 8, everyday is struggle’

WOMEN’S DAY IN BALIKESİR

‘Everyday is March 8, everyday is struggle’

Women met in Balıkesir’s Ayvalık district for March 8 International Women’s Day. “We will never look down while the perpetrators of feminicides are free outside and the male state draws the boundaries of the ‘acceptable woman’,” said women.

9 March 2021 Gönül İlhan

CHP MP Fikret Şahin: Operating Licenses Granted for Thousands of Hectares of Land

CHP MP Fikret Şahin: Operating Licenses Granted for Thousands of Hectares of Land

The Ministry of Energy has answered the Parliamentary question of CHP MP Şahin on the number of mining projects on Ida and Madra Mountains. “Thousands of mining licences have been granted to thousands of hectares of land”, Şahin has said.

5 November 2019

Father and Son Arrested in Marmara Island Fire Investigation

Father and Son Arrested in Marmara Island Fire Investigation

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.

Forestland in İstanbul, Balıkesir and Kütahya Razed in Forest Fires

Forestland in İstanbul, Balıkesir and Kütahya Razed in Forest Fires

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.

Forest Fires in Balıkesir and İstanbul

Forest Fires in Balıkesir and İstanbul

Forest fires have broken out in Marmara Island and Alaçam Mountains in Balıkesir and in Burgazada in İstanbul. The fire extinguishing efforts of fire brigade teams are continuing.

Fire on Passenger Bus in Balıkesir: 5 People Lose Their Lives

Fire on Passenger Bus in Balıkesir: 5 People Lose Their Lives

According to the initial reports, five people have lost their lives in a fire that broke out on a passenger bus by Kamil Koç company in Balıkesir.

Police Shooting Abdullah Cömert Sentenced to Prison

Police Shooting Abdullah Cömert Sentenced to Prison

Police officer Ahmet Kuş causing death of Abdullah Cömert by shooting him with gas cartridge has been sentenced to 13 years and 4 months of prison over “involuntary manslaughter”. Kuş hasn’t been arrested, international travel ban has been imposed.

14 March 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Mining Explosion: Four Arrests in Company

Mining Explosion: Four Arrests in Company

Following a deadly explosion in the Dursunbey mine in Balıkesir, the owner of the mine, Ortaköylü, and three other representatives of the company have been arrested.

26 February 2010