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‘Dam Reservoir Has Reached Hasankeyf Town, Doom is Impending’

HASANKEYF COORDINATION

‘Dam Reservoir Has Reached Hasankeyf Town, Doom is Impending’

“Engulfing 35 villages, Ilısu dam reservoir has reached Hasankeyf town, which is one of the most important cultural and natural heritage sites of the world”, says Hasankeyf Coordination in a recent statement for the press.

33 People Detained for Hasankeyf Statement Released

33 People Detained for Hasankeyf Statement Released

33 people, who were taken into custody yesterday for attempting to protest the Ilısu Dam project that is soon to engulf the ancient city of Hasankeyf, have been released after an identity check at the district security directorate.

Police Intervention Against Hasankeyf Statement: 33 People Detained in Batman

Police Intervention Against Hasankeyf Statement: 33 People Detained in Batman

Police have intervened against the members of HDP Batman Youth Assembly who protested the Ilısu Dam project that will engulf the ancient city of Hasankeyf. HDP Batman MP Acar Başaran has denounced the intervention as “unconstitutional”.

‘It is not a Dream to Save Hasankeyf, We Can Hold a Referendum’

ERCAN AYBOĞA FROM THE INITIATIVE TO KEEP HASANKEYF ALIVE

‘It is not a Dream to Save Hasankeyf, We Can Hold a Referendum’

As the Ilısu Dam reservoir is about to be filled and engulf the ancient city of Hasankeyf, Ercan Ayboğa from the Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive has spoken to bianet and suggested holding a referendum: “It is not a dream to save Hasankeyf.”

11 June 2019 Pınar Tarcan

Life Defenders: Put an End to the Project Engulfing Hasankeyf

INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR HASANKEYF

Life Defenders: Put an End to the Project Engulfing Hasankeyf

Making an international call for Hasankeyf, which will be engulfed after the filling of Ilısu Dam reservoir, life defenders have underlined that the region is subjected to irreversible and multidimensional destruction as a result of baseless economic interests.

International Urgent Call for Hasankeyf: ‘It is Not Too Late to Save it!’

International Urgent Call for Hasankeyf: ‘It is Not Too Late to Save it!’

75 civil society organizations from Turkey and the world have made an urgent call for Hasankeyf, which will be engulfed after the filling of Ilısu Dam reservoir starts in June: “It is not too late to save Hasankeyf and Tigris River! No filling of the Ilısu Dam Reservoir!”