content tagged with Marmara

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.

Marmara fault line is about to crack, warns geologist Prof. Naci Görür

Marmara fault line is about to crack, warns geologist Prof. Naci Görür

Geologist and Science Academy member Prof. Görür warns that “the Marmara fault line is about to break and if it happens, it will lead to a magnitude 7.2 earthquake”, noting that it will also lead to serious consequences in Bursa, Bandırma and Biga.

10 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

‘Pandemic restrictions’ still in place in prisons

REPORT ON MARMARA REGION

‘Pandemic restrictions’ still in place in prisons

The Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch has released its third quarterly report on violations of rights in Marmara prisons: “Inadequate nutrition further undermines the health of ill prisoners during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

27 October 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

‘If Marmara’s cry is not heard, it will take a heavy toll’

CHP

‘If Marmara’s cry is not heard, it will take a heavy toll’

Main opposition CHP MP Yüceer has submitted a Parliamentary question about the pollution in the Ergene River in northwestern Turkey, underlining that it is one of the reasons behind the current sea snot problem in Marmara.

Pictures show gravity of ‘sea snot’ problem in Marmara

Pictures show gravity of ‘sea snot’ problem in Marmara

Amid efforts to clear the Sea of Marmara, the pictures taken from the air have revealed the mucilage density on the Caddebostan Coast in İstanbul.

Sea snot problem in Marmara: Mobilization begins

Sea snot problem in Marmara: Mobilization begins

Announcing that they have launched the sea cleaning mobilization against mucilage in the Sea of Marmara, Minister of Environment and Urbanization Kurum has said that they will declare the entire sea a ‘Protected Area’ until the end of 2021.

Pictures reveal mucilage density in the Sea of Marmara

Pictures reveal mucilage density in the Sea of Marmara

The pictures taken by dentist Alper Altay from a boat in Bursa reveal the density of sea snot in the Marmara Sea. Altay says, “It was like the entire marina was covered in a concrete-like material. I was surprised. I didn’t think that mucilage was so dense.”

Ministry unveils action plan to tackle the sea snot problem in Marmara

Ministry unveils action plan to tackle the sea snot problem in Marmara

Minister of Environment and Urbanization Murat Kurum examined the sea cleaning efforts in the Sea of Marmara amid the ongoing mucilage problem. The Ministry has unveiled a 22-point action plan to clear the sea from the sea snot.

Turkey 'forgot earthquakes after the pandemic started'

PROF. DR. HALUK ÖZENER

Turkey 'forgot earthquakes after the pandemic started'

Kandilli Observatory has warned on the 21st anniversary of the 1999 İzmit earthquake that seismicity is very high in the fault line in the Sea of Marmara.

18 August 2020 Hikmet Adal

Istanbul Not Prepared for Earthquake

Istanbul Not Prepared for Earthquake

On the anniversary of the 1999 earthquake in the Marmara Sea region, it is clear that Istanbul is not prepared for a future earthquake, predicted to take place within the next thirty years.