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Environmental impact grows as mining, oil drilling expand in Şırnak mountains
Environmental impact grows as mining, oil drilling expand in Şırnak mountains
Areas around the Cudi and Gabar mountains have been frequently designated special security zones due to the conflict.
13 November 2024
Minister: Turkey achieves record-breaking 6.2% decrease in energy intensity
Minister: Turkey achieves record-breaking 6.2% decrease in energy intensity
Bayraktar emphasized the role of energy efficiency practices as both a supporter on the supply side and a complement on the demand side for achieving net-zero transformation.
8 January 2024
Parts of Turkey's Lake Salda turn into a swamp
Parts of Turkey's Lake Salda turn into a swamp
An environmental group shared the latest image from Lake Salda, which is planned to be included in the UNESCO Natural World Heritage list. In the video, it is seen that the waters receded and the lake turned into a swamp.
17 May 2022
Turkey's Tourism Ministry allows minister to expand his hotel project into forest in Bodrum
Turkey's Tourism Ministry allows minister to expand his hotel project into forest in Bodrum
The ministry has agreed to allocate 25-acre of land for a new holiday camp project in Bodrum's Türkbükü.
13 May 2022
Turkey: April temperature 2 degrees warmer than average
Turkey: April temperature 2 degrees warmer than average
The average temperature was measured as 14,3 in the previous month. This figure is above the average measured for April for the last 50 years in Turkey.
13 May 2022
Life sentence for Gezi protests, a new hope for İstanbul Convention
WEEKLY ROUNDUP
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
Mucilage-like pollution reemerges off the coasts of İstanbul
Mucilage-like pollution reemerges off the coasts of İstanbul
Having faced a mucilage, or sea snot, problem last summer, İstanbul has witnessed pollution similar to mucilage on Fenerbahçe Coast in Kadıköy.
26 April 2022
Heavy metals flowing into stream after collapse in mine waste storage facility in Balıkesir
Heavy metals flowing into stream after collapse in mine waste storage facility in Balıkesir
Environmental groups call for the closure of the mine after the second collapse in a year.
14 December 2021
Armed attack on villagers resisting mines in Aydın
Armed attack on villagers resisting mines in Aydın
A couple who were previously threatened have been targeted in an armed attack, yet the gendarmerie haven't carried out a scene investigation, environmental groups say.
13 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
Turkey's main opposition leader urges foreign countries not to invest in Canal İstanbul
Turkey's main opposition leader urges foreign countries not to invest in Canal İstanbul
Kılıçdaroğlu has sent letters to all diplomatic missions in Turkey in their own languages, warning them against the ecological destruction to be caused by the project.
8 November 2021
Marine mucilage expected to come back to Marmara, warns professor
Marine mucilage expected to come back to Marmara, warns professor
The three triggering causes of the formation of "sea snot" in the Sea of Marmara are still there, Prof. Mustafa Sarı has said.
4 October 2021 Tansu Pişkin
'Tourism city' to be built on 380-hectare wetland declared Important Bird Area
'Tourism city' to be built on 380-hectare wetland declared Important Bird Area
The project in Muğla province comprises thousands of residential units, shopping malls and golf courses.
10 September 2021
Tender for building hotels in forestlands in 7 provinces
MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
Tender for building hotels in forestlands in 7 provinces
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has announced a tender for construction of 4-5 star hotels and thermal facilities in some forestlands in the provinces of Artvin, Bursa, Kars, Kütahya, Mersin, Ordu and Uşak.
31 August 2021
‘Government has stepped up anti-environmental projects during the pandemic’
TURKISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
‘Government has stepped up anti-environmental projects during the pandemic’
Dr. Ahmet Soysal spoke at the TTB’s event titled “Ecological Destruction in Turkey During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. He raised concerns that the government saw the pandemic as an opportunity to step up its environmentally controversial projects.
8 June 2021
Sewage water, tourism damaging Lake Salda environment, locals warn
Sewage water, tourism damaging Lake Salda environment, locals warn
A local environmental association has urged the government to cancel a touristic facility project near the lake, pointing out the damage caused to its distinct ecosystem by people getting into the water.
4 June 2021
Opposition supports people of İkizdere amid government’s silence
RESISTANCE AGAINST STONE QUARRY
Opposition supports people of İkizdere amid government’s silence
Resisting the stone quarry attempted to be opened in their valley for 44 days now, the people of İkizdere from the Black Sea region of Turkey met with representatives of political parties in Ankara, asking for support for their struggle.
3 June 2021
Marmara's sea snot problem continues as engineers call for advanced treatment of wastewater
Marmara's sea snot problem continues as engineers call for advanced treatment of wastewater
The İstanbul Branch of the Chamber of Environmental Engineers has released a report on sea snot observed in the Sea of Marmara.
31 May 2021
Erdoğan mentions ‘Nation’s Gardens’ at Leaders’ Summit on Climate
Erdoğan mentions ‘Nation’s Gardens’ at Leaders’ Summit on Climate
Speaking at the Leaders’ Summit on Climate on World Earth Day, President Erdoğan said that the “Nation’s Gardens” project increased green spaces and sink capacities, adding that “they planted a total of 5.1 billion saplings for the last 18 years.”
23 April 2021
How has Cengiz Holding destroyed Turkey's forests?
How has Cengiz Holding destroyed Turkey's forests?
The holding undertook a large number of construction and infrastructure projects in the AKP era.
24 December 2020 Tansu Pişkin
Reports: 144,000 trees to be cut down for quarry expansion in UNESCO-listed forest in Thrace
Reports: 144,000 trees to be cut down for quarry expansion in UNESCO-listed forest in Thrace
The company operating a quarry in Strandzha Forests in Turkey's north west has reportedly applied to the ministry for expansion as the allegations have been brought to the parliament.
14 December 2020
Erdoğan: We work without caring about fake environmentalists
Erdoğan: We work without caring about fake environmentalists
“Those who set the streets on fire and plundered the goods of storekeepers during Gezi incidents now rush to discredit our sapling planting,” says President Erdoğan.
11 November 2020
59 lakes in Turkey are in danger of drying up
CHP MP BİÇER KARACA
59 lakes in Turkey are in danger of drying up
According to a report prepared by main opposition CHP MP Biçer Karaca, seven of these 59 lakes “have almost come to a point of no return” while eight lakes are in danger of drying up due to the planned projects or wrong water policies.
9 July 2020
Attack on Life Defenders on Uskumruköy Intersection Where Trees Chopped Down
Attack on Life Defenders on Uskumruköy Intersection Where Trees Chopped Down
Workers have attacked the Northern Forests Defense activists who wanted to record tree chopping carried out during the road widening works at Uskumruköy Intersection.
10 November 2017
"Will Our Animals Hitchhike?
RESISTANCE AGAINST “GREEN ROAD PROJECT”
"Will Our Animals Hitchhike?
People in Fırtına Valley of Black Sea Region gathered and responded to Green Road Project.
3 July 2015 Nilay Vardar
Water Resources Diminish, Air’s Polluted, Creatures Become Extinct
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Water Resources Diminish, Air’s Polluted, Creatures Become Extinct
WWF pointed out that growing cities, climate change, increasing consumption, transportation and industrial activities not only affect humans but also species.
5 June 2015
Turkey's Greens Rally Against Environment Bill Draft
Turkey's Greens Rally Against Environment Bill Draft
Turkey's Greens and the Left Party of the Future members rallied across 6 major cities yesterday against a government bill draft on nature and biological diversity protection, saying that it aimed to exploit the environment.
25 February 2013
Cabinet Introduces War Time Laws for Dam Construction
Cabinet Introduces War Time Laws for Dam Construction
Cabinet authorized two government agencies and certain municipalities to enact the “express nationalization” of estates to make way for the construction of hydroelectic dams. Critics have underlined the fact that such a measure is normally reserved for times of war.
4 August 2012 Ekin Karaca
1 Million People Said "No!" in İzmir
1 Million People Said "No!" in İzmir
People opposing Aliaga thermal power plants gathered together and said “Extinguish the fire of Thermal, light the fire of Hıdırellez”
7 May 2012
"Commercial Dam Projects Harm Environment and Society"
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
Greens Launch Trial for Palovit Valley
Greens Launch Trial for Palovit Valley
Turkey's Green Party warns, "The Black Sea's ecosystem is under threat of opportunists". The Greens filed a trial to stop the construction of a road which they consider to be against the law. The road will lead through one of Turkey's most pristine and unique ecosystems.
14 October 2009 Emine Özcan,Can Uğur Birol
What Do Children Want from Local Government?
500 children in Istanbul and Ankara were asked about their wishes in a study entitled “Children make demands on local authorities”.
24 March 2009
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