content tagged with cyanide

İliç gold mine disaster is a result of lawlessness and lack of control

İliç gold mine disaster is a result of lawlessness and lack of control

Gold mining, deemed not in the public interest during the Bergama resistance, has been legitimized since the late 1990s and identified with national interests. The environmental damage and risks it causes have been ignored, and legal protections have been lifted.

20 February 2024 Hayriye Özen

Environmental group protests plans for gold mine using cyanide in Eskişehir

Environmental group protests plans for gold mine using cyanide in Eskişehir

The project may impact the Sarıcakaya Valley, a vital source providing 20% of Turkey's citrus and vegetables, according to environmental advocates.

19 December 2023

Cyanide solution leaks from waste pond in Erzincan: 'It's Turkey's Chernobyl'

Cyanide solution leaks from waste pond in Erzincan: 'It's Turkey's Chernobyl'

Some 20 cubic meters of solution leaked into the Euphrates River last week. Activities of the company operating the gold mine has been temporarily halted.

1 July 2022 Fatma Temel

Life sentence for Gezi protests, a new hope for İstanbul Convention

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Life sentence for Gezi protests, a new hope for İstanbul Convention

Gezi verdict draws international criticism while Erdoğan is confident that "it is over now" • Council of State prosecutor says Turkey's withdrawal from İstanbul Convention was "unlawful" • The president visits Saudi Arabia after handing over the Khashoggi case

30 April 2022 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Company cuts down trees to extend gold mine in Black Sea region

Company cuts down trees to extend gold mine in Black Sea region

A company mining gold with cyanide cut down trees in Ordu province before the Environmental Impact Assessment process was finalized. Ordu Environment Association will file a criminal complaint against the responsible parties.

133 gold mining licenses given across Turkey, says Energy Minister

133 gold mining licenses given across Turkey, says Energy Minister

Energy Minister Dönmez has answered the Parliamentary question of CHP MP Gürer. While he previously said that no mining licenses were given for forest areas, he now says that the related permits are given by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

28 January 2021

Cyanide Waste Facility Granted Positive Environmental Report, Locals 'Intimidated'

Cyanide Waste Facility Granted Positive Environmental Report, Locals 'Intimidated'

The cyanide dam will endanger drinking water, agriculture and animal husbandry in Eskişehir, says main opposition MP Utku Çakırözer.

Gold Drill Threatens Nature in Turkey's Ida Mountain

Gold Drill Threatens Nature in Turkey's Ida Mountain

A local administrator in Çanakkale province filed an official compliant claiming that a gold drill in the Ida mountain region polluted neighboring rivers and killed water frogs.

19 March 2013 Nilay Vardar