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Gold mining, deemed not in the public interest during the Bergama resistance, has been legitimized since the late 1990s and identified with national interests. The environmental damage and risks it causes have been ignored, and legal protections have been lifted.

"The tree felling that started but was prevented by the struggle of the local people and ecology advocates has started again," MP Gülüm has said.

Architects and politicians have warned that mines gold would cause great environmental damage in the region.