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Industrial pollution kills the soil: ‘Bursa Plain in agony, Nilüfer Brook no longer a water body'

Industrial pollution kills the soil: ‘Bursa Plain in agony, Nilüfer Brook no longer a water body'

Murat Demir from the Association for the Protection of Nature and Environment (DOĞADER) in Bursa has announced that the water and air pollution caused by the industry and highways and aggravated by the climate crisis lead to the death of the soil.

9 out of every 10 people support ‘an international treaty against plastic pollution’

SURVEY IN 28 COUNTRIES

9 out of every 10 people support ‘an international treaty against plastic pollution’

The results of the survey conducted by Ipsos with over 20 thousand people from 28 countries, including Turkey, for Plastic Free July have been analyzed in cooperation with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

22 February 2022

Greenpeace campaigns for Marmara Sea: ‘Stop the wastewater discharge’

Greenpeace campaigns for Marmara Sea: ‘Stop the wastewater discharge’

Greenpeace Mediterranean has raised concerns that wastewater the volume of 280 olympic pools mixes with the Marmara Sea from the Ergene River every day: “The solution is to close the water valves discharging the waste water.”

2 November 2021

Turkish Medical Association Asks Health Ministry About Cancer Research Results

Turkish Medical Association Asks Health Ministry About Cancer Research Results

The Turkish Medical Association has asked the Ministry of Health why the results of a cancer research were not made public. Academic Bülent Şık, who partly revealed the results, is facing up to 12 years in prison.