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Bodrum cove designated archeological site, halting yacth harbor expansion plans

Bodrum cove designated archeological site, halting yacth harbor expansion plans

A local environmental group, which has been fighting against the marina project, has welcomed the decision. There is also an ongoing lawsuit against the project.

Turkey's Tourism Ministry allows minister to expand his hotel project into forest in Bodrum

Turkey's Tourism Ministry allows minister to expand his hotel project into forest in Bodrum

The ministry has agreed to allocate 25-acre of land for a new holiday camp project in Bodrum's Türkbükü.

Lawsuit against dam project in Bodrum forests

Lawsuit against dam project in Bodrum forests

A protected area of Turkish pines and a village will be submerged in the water if the dam is built, local groups say.

4 February 2022

Ministry grants positive EIA report for a dam to be built in forest in Bodrum

Ministry grants positive EIA report for a dam to be built in forest in Bodrum

The quarries and other facilities required for the dam will occupy more than one million square meters.

Minister of Forestry: Fire in Muğla’s Bodrum contained

Minister of Forestry: Fire in Muğla’s Bodrum contained

Firefighting efforts were made from both land and air to put out the fire that broke out in grassy areas and macquis groves in Muğla’s Bodrum. Minister Pakdemirli has announced that the fire has been taken under control.

Forest fires raging across Turkey for 10 days: 13 fires continue in 6 cities

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Forest fires raging across Turkey for 10 days: 13 fires continue in 6 cities

While 191 fires that broke out in Turkey’s 44 provinces in 10 days have been taken under control, one person in Muğla and seven people in Antalya have lost their lives so far, along with several other losses of animals’ lives.

Wildfires threaten residential areas, power plant in Bodrum

Wildfires threaten residential areas, power plant in Bodrum

The mayor of Bodrum has called for "urgent air support" as the fires in the popular holiday resort continue to spread.

Report: Pro-government construction company to start new project in natural protected area

Report: Pro-government construction company to start new project in natural protected area

A company owned by Cengiz Holding has applied for an environmental impact assessment report for a project in Bodrum's Paradise Bay.

13 January 2021

Forced to sex work, Sibel Y. demands justice: ‘Police raided my house’

Forced to sex work, Sibel Y. demands justice: ‘Police raided my house’

Sibel Y. previously announced that a man named Mutlu E. had sexually assaulted her and subjected her to systematic violence in Milas, Bodrum. The police raided her house and seized all digital materials, says Sibel Y. to bianet.

23 November 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Acquittal for Police Officer Tried for Insulting Discharged Teacher

Acquittal for Police Officer Tried for Insulting Discharged Teacher

Being tried for insulting Engin Karataş, a teacher who was discharged as per a Statutory Decree and has been protesting the discharges since then, the police officer has been acquitted based on the testimony of another police officer.

7 March 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Nuriye Gülmen Released in Wheelchair

Nuriye Gülmen Released in Wheelchair

Academic Nuriye Gülmen and Mehmet Dersulu, who were detained in Bodrum, have been released. Gülmen, who was battered in detention, has been taken to hospital suffering a suspected broken leg.

Nuriye Gülmen Detained in Bodrum

Nuriye Gülmen Detained in Bodrum

Academic Nuriye Gülmen and Mehmet Dersulu, who wanted to protest and fly a kite in solidarity with Engin Karataş, a teacher protesting with the demand that he be reinstated to his job, have been detained in the district of Bodrum in Muğla.

‘Caretta Carettas Don’t Attack, They Defend Themselves’

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‘Caretta Carettas Don’t Attack, They Defend Themselves’

WWF-Turkey Conservation Supervisor Ayşe Oruç has evaluated caretta carettas biting five people in one day near Bodrum. “Feeding the turtles, making them a part of tourism, considering them pets are giving rise to this situation”.

17 August 2016 Ekin Karaca

Two Refugee Boats Sink: 11 People Die

Two Refugee Boats Sink: 11 People Die

Two boats carrying refugees from Turkey to Kos Island of Greece sank and left 11 people dead and 5 people lost.

2 September 2015