content tagged with Mediterranean

Socialist parties in Turkey, Greece demand action to prevent refugee deaths in Mediterranean

Socialist parties in Turkey, Greece demand action to prevent refugee deaths in Mediterranean

"European monopolies make agreements with countries like Turkey, Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco to detain migrants in those countries, offering them money they cannot refuse," says the joint statement by EMEP and NAR.

Earthquake, environmental concerns surround Turkey's first nuke plant ahead of inauguration

Earthquake, environmental concerns surround Turkey's first nuke plant ahead of inauguration

Still under construction, the Akkuyu plant will be inaugurated with a fuel loading ceremony in what critics deemed an attempt by President Erdoğan to boost his party's prospects ahead of the May 14 elections.

Erdoğan promises Black Sea gas by 2023 as new drill ship sets sail

Erdoğan promises Black Sea gas by 2023 as new drill ship sets sail

The president attended a ceremony for the first mission of a new drill ship named after the Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II.

Mediterranean countries sign climate change declaration after summer wildfires

Mediterranean countries sign climate change declaration after summer wildfires

"This summer's catastrophic fires did not leave any Mediterranean country unscathed, while northern countries were hit by deadly floods," Greece's PM Mitsotakis has said.

22 September 2021

CAMS: Fire intensity at record-high level in Turkey

CAMS: Fire intensity at record-high level in Turkey

As Southeast Europe is currently experiencing heatwave conditions, the fire danger remains high in the area, especially across much of Turkey and around the Mediterranean, according to the CAMS.

‘The party escalating tension in the Mediterranean is not Turkey, but Greece’

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

‘The party escalating tension in the Mediterranean is not Turkey, but Greece’

Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a written statement in response to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, which has declared Turkey’s seismic research in the Mediterranean “illegal.”

Study: Mediterranean Basin to warm faster, face drought

Study: Mediterranean Basin to warm faster, face drought

An MIT study explains why the Mediterranean Basin will be arider with the rising temperatures, which is expected to cause increased rainfalls in other parts of the world.

Coal-fired plant project threatens endangered sea turtles on Turkey's Mediterranean shores

WORLD SEA TURTLE DAY

Coal-fired plant project threatens endangered sea turtles on Turkey's Mediterranean shores

WWF Turkey has released a statement on the occasion of the World Sea Turtle Day.

Tropical Fish Species Start to Dominate in Mediterranean amid Global Heating

Tropical Fish Species Start to Dominate in Mediterranean amid Global Heating

Migrating from Suez Canal, Indian Ocean and Gibraltar Strait due to global heating, tropical fishes have started to be dominant species in the Mediterranean Sea.

Southern Cyprus Issues Arrest Warrant Against Turkey’s Drill Ship Fatih

Southern Cyprus Issues Arrest Warrant Against Turkey’s Drill Ship Fatih

The administration of Southern Cyprus has issued an arrest warrant against the ones working in Fatih Drill Ship sent to Mediterranean by Turkey and officials of the companies working in cooperation with the Turkish Petroleum Corporation.

Turkey Deems US Statement 'Unrealistic,' Cyprus Vows 'International Arrest Warrant'

DRILL TENSIONS IN MEDITERRANEAN

Turkey Deems US Statement 'Unrealistic,' Cyprus Vows 'International Arrest Warrant'

Spokesperson of the Cypriot Government has said that they may issue an international arrest warrant against Turkey's drilling activities, while Turkey's Foreign Ministry has responded to a warning by the US.

US Warns Turkey: ‘Halt Offshore Drilling in Cypriot-Claimed Waters’

US Warns Turkey: ‘Halt Offshore Drilling in Cypriot-Claimed Waters’

After Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has announced that Turkey has started natural gas exploration activities in western Cyprus, the US Department of State has released a written statement: “We urge Turkish authorities to halt these operations.”

Boats Carrying 400 Refugees Sunk in Mediterranean

Boats Carrying 400 Refugees Sunk in Mediterranean

Four boats setting off from Egypt for Italy carrying around 400 refugees has sunk in the Mediterranean. 29 people have been rescued.

Life of Odds and Ends

young mediterraneans

Life of Odds and Ends

Lakhdari Hicham, Mebarki Fatah and Zouari Walid are friends. They are 20 years old and live at Diar Saada and Diar Chems, on Algiers’ heights. In reality they have no home.

29 July 2010 Ghania Khelifi

“Too Much Pressure”: The Uneasiness Of Youth In France

young mediterraneans

“Too Much Pressure”: The Uneasiness Of Youth In France

A pessimistic, resigned and conformist youth. Why don’t French young people believe in the future? Portrait of a generation.

29 July 2010 Marie Bossaert

YOUNG MEDITERRANEANS

When Young People Express Themselves…

Amalgamation of cultures and mentalities, the young people of the Cedar trees’ country distinguish themselves by their confessional, social and geographic diversity.

20 July 2010 Janine Ayoub

YOUNG MEDITERRANEANS

Young Population, Education, Unemployment And Politics

Statistics show how young people in Turkey access to health services, employement, education and what their political tendencies are.

19 July 2010 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Young Mediterraneans

Turkey: Different Identities, Similar Concerns

Young people in Turkey complain about injustice, repression and the education system. They want to be taken seriously rather than being punished for reacting.

19 July 2010 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Mediterranean Woman Journalists: 9 Countries, 7 Languages, 45 Articles

A project bringing together female journalists from nine Mediterranean countries wil result in 45 articles translated into seven languages.

11 February 2008 Nadire Mater