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Mining company uproots olive trees in Muğla as locals protest, attacked by security guards

AKBELEN FOREST

Mining company uproots olive trees in Muğla as locals protest, attacked by security guards

The company's actions were based on a new regulation by the government opening olive groves for mining operations.

Non-prosecution for Gümüşel investigated for protesting an energy company

Non-prosecution for Gümüşel investigated for protesting an energy company

Briefly detained and investigated for protesting the YK Enerji company, which sponsored the Olive Harvesting Festival in Muğla’s Milas, Deniz Gümüşel has been given a decision of non-prosecution by the prosecutor.

Energy company wants villagers to cut down their olive groves in İkizköy

Energy company wants villagers to cut down their olive groves in İkizköy

Based on a recently amended regulation, YK Enerji company has taken action to "cut down or remove" the olive trees in an expropriated area in İkizköy’s Işıklar. Villagers do not allow the trees to be cut down by citing the Law on Olive Cultivation.

Olive groves opened to mining activities ahead of expert examination in Akbelen Forest

Olive groves opened to mining activities ahead of expert examination in Akbelen Forest

Before the expert examination to be held for a coal mine attempted to be run in Akbelen Forest in İkizköy, the mining regulation has been amended. The amendment has made way for mining activities in olive groves.

Only lawyers allowed in expert examination in Akbelen forest

Only lawyers allowed in expert examination in Akbelen forest

As part of the court case filed by the villagers resisting the cutting of trees to expand a lignite mine for a thermal power plant, an expert examination was held. No one, except for lawyers, was allowed to enter the site.

8 September 2021

İkizköy villagers, life defenders on watch for Akbelen: ‘The court case is not yet over’

İkizköy villagers, life defenders on watch for Akbelen: ‘The court case is not yet over’

Struggling against LİMAK Holding’s efforts to expand a lignite mine for a thermal power plant, the people of İkizköy and environmentalists are still on watch in Muğla’s Akbelen forest in the wake of two decisions of stay of execution.

13 August 2021 Nurşen Çinkaya

Courts grant motions for stay of execution for Akbelen forest

Courts grant motions for stay of execution for Akbelen forest

In two separate trials, the administrative courts have given decisions of stay of execution for Muğla’s Akbelen forest, where the villagers and life defenders are struggling against LİMAK Holding’s efforts to expand a lignite mine for a thermal power plant.

Petition for Akbelen forest: ‘We won’t surrender it for coal’

TARKAN EXPRESSES SUPPORT

Petition for Akbelen forest: ‘We won’t surrender it for coal’

A petition has been launched for the Akbelen forest in Muğla in the face of cutting of trees for coal supply to a nearby thermal power plant. Sharing the petition on social media, musician Tarkan has said, “Leave nature alone.”

‘Trees would have been cut down if we had not been here, we won’t leave Akbelen’

INTERVENTION IN İKİZKÖY

‘Trees would have been cut down if we had not been here, we won’t leave Akbelen’

The gendarmerie have dragged the citizens out of the Akbelen forest in fire-hit Muğla while they were on vigil against the efforts of LİMAK Holding to extend the mine for coal supply to a thermal power plant. Villagers and environmentalists are still resisting.

10 August 2021 Nurşen Çinkaya