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dams
İstanbul breaks daily water consumption record amid heatwave
Temperatures reached 39 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, leading to the highest ever recorded daily water consumption in the metropolis.
28 July 2023
Fill rate of İstanbul dams at nine-year low despite recent increase
The fill rate has neared 45 percent from 28 percent earlier in the year.
14 April 2023
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
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
İstanbul Mayor calls on people to save water as dams' occupancy rate hits 10-year low
The city's water administration announced that the water levels in the city's dams declined to 21.78 percent.
22 December 2020
Human-made disasters in Turkey's Black Sea region
The increase in floods and landslides in recent years is caused by hydroelectric plants, roads and dams.
14 July 2020
Tansu Pişkin
“20-30 People Died After the Dam”
Following the death of 5 people in a dam reservoir in the southeastern province of Siirt, bianet contacted Cumhur Kılıççıoğlu, a local journalist, who claimed that at least 20 to 30 drowned since the dam reservoir was established.
25 August 2014
Nilay Vardar
Red Card from UN for Turkey's Water Policies
The UN Economic, Social and Cultural Committee determined several violations of human rights by the construction of dams and hydroelectric power plants. The Committee called on the Turkish government to urgently review according laws and regulations.
2 June 2011
WORLD WATER DAY
"Commercial Dam Projects Harm Environment and Society"
More than 20 organizations urged the government once more in a joint statement to change water policies and stop the construction of hydroelectric power plants and dams. "We are experiencing a destruction beyond repair", the organizations warned.
17 March 2010
Erhan Üstündağ
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