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What is eco-anxiety?

What is eco-anxiety?

Eco-anxiety is a term that defines the type of anxiety that develops due to ecological crises. In the face of environmental problems, it is critical to take small steps to alleviate anxiety and find a way to access accurate information.

Today 15:46 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Atakan Asılbay

Surrounded by mines and plants, people of Artvin continue their environmental struggle

Surrounded by mines and plants, people of Artvin continue their environmental struggle

About half of the Black Sea province's agricutlural land and pstures have been marked as mining license areas.

Today 09:35 Atakan Asılbay

Tuğçe Yılmaz

“They are trying to criminalize the struggle to protect nature”

DURSUN ALİ KOYUNCU:

“They are trying to criminalize the struggle to protect nature”

The arrest of Dursun Ali Koyuncu, a leading figure in the ecological struggle in Artvin in northeastern Turkey, is yet another example of repression targeting environmental defenders in Turkey. The area licensed to mining has reached 70% of the province, while citizens continue to protect nature in the face of all manners of repression.

24 December 2024 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Lack of environmental impact report requirements threatens ecosystem in Dersim

Lack of environmental impact report requirements threatens ecosystem in Dersim

In Dersim, nine projects have received "environmental impact assesment not required" decisions in the last year. Ecology presenters stated that these decisions are against the law.

24 December 2024 Duygu Kıt

Cevat Baran Çaydaş

Widescale gold exploration license raises concerns in Zonguldak

Widescale gold exploration license raises concerns in Zonguldak

Villagers have launched a legal challenge, citing concerns about the harmful effects of substances like cyanide on their hazelnut crops and water sources.

24 December 2024 Cevat Baran Çaydaş

Esmer Değirmen

Is it possible to revitalize the Marmara Lake?

Is it possible to revitalize the Marmara Lake?

The court case on the transformation of the Marmara Lake in the Gölmarmara District of Manisa Province in the west of Turkey has concluded in favour of environmental activists. We asked experts whether it was possible for the lake to be rehabilitated back to its former ecological state.

23 December 2024 Esmer Değirmen

Konya sinkholes: The harbinger of a food crisis

Konya sinkholes: The harbinger of a food crisis

Climate change and uncontrolled groundwater usage are exacerbating the sinkhole threat in Turkey's "breadbasket." Farmland and residential areas are at risk, and experts warn that a major food crisis is imminent.

20 December 2024 Ali Dinç

Underwater video reveals return of 'sea snot' in Marmara Sea

Underwater video reveals return of 'sea snot' in Marmara Sea

Three years after the massive marine mucilage outbreak, the phenomenon has returned to Turkey's inland sea, this time observed at depths of 5 to 25 meters.

18 December 2024 Ali Dinç

Abir Naeseh Bilgin

Milleyha: Migratory birds' gateway to Turkey threatened by earthquake debris

Milleyha: Migratory birds' gateway to Turkey threatened by earthquake debris

Milleyha Wetland is not only a shelter and breeding ground for migratory birds, but also has a rich ecosystem with rare plant and animal species. However, the area is under threat due to interventions and rubble dumping after the earthquake.

14 December 2024 Abir Naeseh Bilgin

Ayşegül Arslan

Bursa, Turkey's fourth-largest city, could run out of water in 40 days

Bursa, Turkey's fourth-largest city, could run out of water in 40 days

Environmental advocates discuss the city's reservoir drought crisis and propose solutions.

21 November 2024 Ayşegül Arslan