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Turkey's first climate lawsuit filed on behalf of Lake Marmara fishers
Turkey's first climate lawsuit filed on behalf of Lake Marmara fishers
The Altıparmak Law Office has applied to the Manisa Administrative Court and requested an acknowledgement that the public authority is responsible for the drying of Lake Marmara, which marks a first in the climate change litigation in Turkey.
23 March 2022
Industrial pollution kills the soil: ‘Bursa Plain in agony, Nilüfer Brook no longer a water body'
Industrial pollution kills the soil: ‘Bursa Plain in agony, Nilüfer Brook no longer a water body'
Murat Demir from the Association for the Protection of Nature and Environment (DOĞADER) in Bursa has announced that the water and air pollution caused by the industry and highways and aggravated by the climate crisis lead to the death of the soil.
18 March 2022
Report: Turkey's political polarization affects perception of climate crisis
Report: Turkey's political polarization affects perception of climate crisis
According to the results of “Perception of Climate Change and Environmental Problems in Turkey in 2021” report, three out of every four people attribute the climate crisis to human activities and 66 percent of society are worried about climate change.
16 February 2022
Petition by young people in Turkey: 'Prepare a coal exit action plan for a carbon-free future'
Petition by young people in Turkey: 'Prepare a coal exit action plan for a carbon-free future'
The Youth for Climate Turkey team has launched a petition demanding that Turkey take realistic and genuine steps towards achieving its 2053 decarbonization target: “In order to do this, it is crucial that our country announces it will phase out coal by 2030.”
27 January 2022
Main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu writes letter to young people on climate
Main opposition leader Kılıçdaroğlu writes letter to young people on climate
“When the Nation’s Alliance is in power, we will establish the Ministry of Climate, which will coordinate the protection and restoration of the natural ecosystem. To a large extent, you will create it,” writes CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu, addressing young people.
17 January 2022
Climate crisis in Turkey's news media: Censorship, interest networks, budget…
REPORT
Climate crisis in Turkey's news media: Censorship, interest networks, budget…
Economic and political interest networks and ideological stances of newspapers determine the importance given to the climate crisis, according to a recent report prepared by Dr. Sarphan Uzunoğlu and Hazal Sena Karaca from NewsLabTurkey.
7 January 2022
2021 was the driest year in two decades in Turkey
STATE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
2021 was the driest year in two decades in Turkey
The drought was especially severe in the eastern and southeastern parts of the country, according to the State Meteorological Service.
21 December 2021
Is the climate crisis the only reason for drought in Turkey?
Q&A WITH PROF. TOLUNAY
Is the climate crisis the only reason for drought in Turkey?
"We use too much water in agriculture with wild irrigation methods. We focus on sectors with high water consumption such as thermal power plants," says Prof. Tolunay.
15 December 2021 Tansu Pişkin
Two İstanbul dams almost run dry: Is drought the sole reason?
Two İstanbul dams almost run dry: Is drought the sole reason?
Two dams providing İstanbulites with water, the Pabuçdere and Kazandere dams in Kırklareli, have almost run dry as a result of drought as well as the zoning of their basins for construction and the damages to forest ecosystems.
9 December 2021
‘Wildfires wreaked havoc this year, Turkey was the first hit in July’
‘Wildfires wreaked havoc this year, Turkey was the first hit in July’
According to the data of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), wildfires this year generated 148 percent more than the total EU fossil fuel emissions in 2020.
8 December 2021
Turkey’s Presidential High Advisory Board discusses ‘climate change’
Turkey’s Presidential High Advisory Board discusses ‘climate change’
According to a statement released by the Presidency’s Directorate of Communications, “the members of the board have expressed their views on Turkey’s targets on tackling challenges related to climate change.”
3 December 2021
Paris Agreement takes effect in Turkey: 'Fossil fuels should be abandoned urgently'
Paris Agreement takes effect in Turkey: 'Fossil fuels should be abandoned urgently'
Health problems caused by air pollution from coal-fired power plants cost Turkey 2.86 billion Euro per year, NGOs warn.
10 November 2021
‘Climate crisis’ call to governments by RSF and journalists
‘WE HAVE JUST ONE PLANET'
‘Climate crisis’ call to governments by RSF and journalists
Ahead of the UN COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow on November 1, Reporters Without Borders and over 60 environmental journalists from 34 countries have appealed for respect for the right to cover environmental issues.
1 November 2021
Caretta carettas 'change routes' due to climate change
Caretta carettas 'change routes' due to climate change
A caretta caretta released to the sea from Turkey went to as far as the Adriatic Sea, a deputy minister has said.
25 October 2021
‘Turkey has to cut its emissions by 80 percent to reach net zero target’
‘Turkey has to cut its emissions by 80 percent to reach net zero target’
Having ratified the Paris Agreement, Turkey set a net zero emissions target by the year 2053. However, the country has to reduce its total greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent in order to reach the declared target, says the Ekosfer Association.
18 October 2021
A new era in Turkey's climate policies after ratification of Paris Agreement
A new era in Turkey's climate policies after ratification of Paris Agreement
Turkey expected to adopt new emissions-cutting goals, action plans after lawmakers ratified Paris deal, say climate groups.
7 October 2021
Turkey’s Parliament ratifies the Paris Climate Agreement
LAW ENTERS INTO FORCE
Turkey’s Parliament ratifies the Paris Climate Agreement
With the votes of all political parties in favor, the legislative proposal foreseeing the ratification of the Paris Agreement has passed the Parliament. Turkey was one of the six countries which had not yet ratified the Agreement.
7 October 2021
Turkey to gather a climate change council at the start of next year
Turkey to gather a climate change council at the start of next year
Climate change is not just an environmental issue, but also a development and national security issue, Minister Kurum has said.
5 October 2021
Three quarters of Turkey’s society has climate change awareness, shows survey
Three quarters of Turkey’s society has climate change awareness, shows survey
The results of a recent survey jointly conducted by Yuvam Dünya Association and KONDA Research company have revealed that there is a wide awareness about the effects of climate change on weather events and nature.
29 September 2021
Mediterranean countries sign climate change declaration after summer wildfires
Mediterranean countries sign climate change declaration after summer wildfires
"This summer's catastrophic fires did not leave any Mediterranean country unscathed, while northern countries were hit by deadly floods," Greece's PM Mitsotakis has said.
22 September 2021
37 percent water loss in 2019: ‘AKP fails in water management as well’
MINISTER’S ANSWER
37 percent water loss in 2019: ‘AKP fails in water management as well’
In his answer to the Parliamentary question of main opposition CHP Niğde MP Ömer Fethi Gürer, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli has announced that the rate of water loss in Turkey was 37 percent in 2019.
20 September 2021
‘Together again for climate’
SEPTEMBER 24 GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE
‘Together again for climate’
Demanding urgent action against the climate crisis, climate activists in Turkey will meet in İstanbul’s Kadıköy on September 24. Following the press statement, a march will be held to the Museum Gazhane, where a forum and concerts will take place.
17 September 2021
Turkey saw the 6th hottest August of the last 50 years
Turkey saw the 6th hottest August of the last 50 years
While the lowest temperature was recorded in Sivas’ Kangal district with 5.2 degrees, the highest temperature was measured in Şırnak’s Cizre with 47.5 degrees.
10 September 2021
Young people want climate crisis to be a part of their curriculum
Young people want climate crisis to be a part of their curriculum
The Youth for Climate Turkey has launched a campaign, underlining that “the current education in Turkey is not sufficient in terms of climate change.”
7 September 2021
Turkey will pay a tax if it fails to ratify the Paris Agreement
Turkey will pay a tax if it fails to ratify the Paris Agreement
If Turkey does not ratify the Paris Climate Agreement by December, it will be obliged to pay the “carbon tax” to be levied by the European Union (EU). But what is the reason for the country’s failure to sign the agreement?
2 September 2021
Climate fiction in literature
AS THE CLIMATE AND WORLD CHANGE - 14
Climate fiction in literature
Today, one of the most vital issues that climate-fiction literature should remind us again is what civilization actually is.
19 August 2021 Buket Uzuner
Climate crisis affects women, women affect climate struggle
AS THE CLIMATE AND WORLD CHANGE - 13
Climate crisis affects women, women affect climate struggle
“It is easier for men to leave in a crisis due to the roles attributed to them. The burden of home and responsibility for the care of the elderly and children don't let women leave. That may be why women's climate struggle is so much more faithful and stubborn.”
12 August 2021 Merve Özçelik
How is a climate-resilient agri-food system possible?
AS THE CLIMATE AND WORLD CHANGE - 12
How is a climate-resilient agri-food system possible?
Transitioning to a sustainable and resilient food system in response to the climate crisis requires recognizing food as a right and adopting the principles of food sovereignty.
5 August 2021 Fikret Adaman,Gökçe Yeniev,Duygu Avcı ,Umut Kocagöz
Fires and pandemic
DR. OSMAN ELBEK WRITES
Fires and pandemic
The world is being heated. We are the ones heating the world. More precisely, the transnational companies, which exploit us as well, are the ones heating it. But, be that a fire or pandemic, we pay the price for it all together.
3 August 2021 Osman Elbek
When climate refugees knock on our door
AS THE CLIMATE AND WORLD CHANGE - 11
When climate refugees knock on our door
Climate disasters are forcing many people to leave the country and to seek asylum and protection. How ready is the national legislation of Turkey for this wave?
29 July 2021 Mehmet Mücteba Göktaş
It is time to say stop to economic growth
AS THE CLIMATE AND WORLD CHANGE - 10
It is time to say stop to economic growth
The deepening of social and ecological problems of neoliberal capitalism and its vulnerability to the existing climate, financial, political, and health crises that we are experiencing accelerated the search for solutions and revealed degrowth as a strong alternative.
22 July 2021 Fikret Adaman,Gökçe Yeniev
NGOs blame 'wrong agricultural policies' for mass flamingo deaths in drying lake
NGOs blame 'wrong agricultural policies' for mass flamingo deaths in drying lake
Hundreds of flamingos that had just hatched were found dead in a dried part of Lake Tuz in central Turkey.
16 July 2021
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