content tagged with dam

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

Council of State upholds local court rulings: 2 dam projects in Munzur canceled

Council of State upholds local court rulings: 2 dam projects in Munzur canceled

The Dersim Associations Federation (DEDEF) has announced that the legal proceedings against the planned construction of two dams in Munzur Valley have been finalized by the Council of State and the projects have been canceled.

25 January 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.

Fill rate of İstanbul’s dams drops to 46 percent

Fill rate of İstanbul’s dams drops to 46 percent

While the fill rate of İstanbul’s dams was over 80 percent in April, it has now been measured as 46.26 percent. The loss of water over the past week has been nearly 10 million cubic meters.

26 October 2021

Fill rate of İstanbul’s dams is now over 40 percent

Fill rate of İstanbul’s dams is now over 40 percent

With the recent snowfall and rainfall over the past few weeks, the fill rate of İstanbul’s dams has risen from 19.16 percent to 40.39 percent.

1 February 2021

İstanbul has enough water for 45 days, Ankara for 110 days

İstanbul has enough water for 45 days, Ankara for 110 days

While Chamber of Chemical Engineers Chair Dr. Uğurlu has said that the dams providing İstanbulites with water have enough water for 45 days, Ankara Mayor Yavaş has indicated that the capital city's dams will suffice for 110 days.

İstanbul’s dams have enough water for 3 months, Ankara’s for 5 months

MINISTER BEKİR PAKDEMİRLİ

İstanbul’s dams have enough water for 3 months, Ankara’s for 5 months

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli has announced the fill rate of dams that provide water to İstanbul and Ankara. If no precipitation falls, the water in these water bodies will be enough for nearly 3 and 5 months respectively.

18 November 2020

'Kızderbent is ours, we don't want a quarry'

PEOPLE OF KARAMÜRSEL/KIZDERBENT

'Kızderbent is ours, we don't want a quarry'

Villagers in northwestern Turkey are concerned that a planned quarry will harm the agriculture and animal husbandry in the area.

20 August 2020 Sakine Orman

Water drained from dam, Gülistan Doku searched on soil ground

Water drained from dam, Gülistan Doku searched on soil ground

Search efforts for Gülistan Doku, who has been missing since January 5, are still ongoing in Dersim. With the water drained from Uzunçayır Dam Lake, Doku is now also searched on soil ground in the dam site.

Flood, landslide claim four lives in northeastern Turkey

Flood, landslide claim four lives in northeastern Turkey

The construction site of a dam has also been hit by a flood in the Black Sea province of Artvin.

Fill Rate of Water Reservoirs in İstanbul Dams Increases by 4 Percent in One Day

Fill Rate of Water Reservoirs in İstanbul Dams Increases by 4 Percent in One Day

As a result of torrential rains holding out in the city since January 5, the fill rate of water reservoirs in the dams of İstanbul has increased from 39.31 percent to 43.77 percent in a day. Rainfall and storm are expected to continue in the city today.

Overflow of Tigris Dam on Parliamentary Agenda: Will Measures Be Taken for Hevsel Gardens?

Overflow of Tigris Dam on Parliamentary Agenda: Will Measures Be Taken for Hevsel Gardens?

HDP Diyarbakır MP Garo Paylan has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the overflow of the Tigris Dam in December, causing some parts of Hevsel Gardens, which are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, to be flooded.

Attack on Dam in Silvan: 1 Soldier Killed

Attack on Dam in Silvan: 1 Soldier Killed

A soldier has been killed, another one wounded in the rocket attack on the soldiers who are securing the dam building in Diyabakır’s Silvan district.

Hydroelectric Plant Construction Granted Despite State Council Verdict

Hydroelectric Plant Construction Granted Despite State Council Verdict

Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Board gave permission for preliminary license once again to the Konaktepe Dam and two hydroelectric plant projects planned on Munzur Valley National Park and already once annulled by Turkey’s State Council, deeming the projects devoid of public welfare around three years ago.

9 June 2014 Nilay Vardar

PM's Dam Openings Resent Environmentalists

PM's Dam Openings Resent Environmentalists

PM Erdogan spontaneously changed the name of a dam during an opening this morning. Meanwhile, Greens and the Left Party of the Future criticized the ongoing hydroelectric plant projects around Turkey, reminding that their cost to the environment must be well calculated.

12 December 2012