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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.

'Tourism city' to be built on 380-hectare wetland declared Important Bird Area

'Tourism city' to be built on 380-hectare wetland declared Important Bird Area

The project in Muğla province comprises thousands of residential units, shopping malls and golf courses.

10 September 2021

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.

Intervention against resistance in Akbelen: People dragged out of the forest

Intervention against resistance in Akbelen: People dragged out of the forest

While 105 trees have been reportedly cut down in fire-hit Muğla’s Akbelen Forest under the pretext of preventing fires, the gendarmerie intervened against the people’s resistance at midnight, dragging them out of the forest.

Prosecutors investigate vigilante groups blocking roads in fire zones

Prosecutors investigate vigilante groups blocking roads in fire zones

Amid unverified claims of arson, vigilante groups emerged near fire zones, attempting to block the roads and perform ID checks.

16 thousand hectares of land razed in forest fires in Muğla’s Milas

16 thousand hectares of land razed in forest fires in Muğla’s Milas

The Municipality of Milas has announced that as the flames have approached Bayırköy, the teams have stepped up their efforts around the Yeniköy Thermal Power Plant. The Municipality has announced that 16,009 hectares of land have burned so far.

Journalists denied accreditation at the entrance to power plant in fire-hit Milas

Journalists denied accreditation at the entrance to power plant in fire-hit Milas

AFP photojournalist Yasin Akgül says, “When we went to the Kemerköy Thermal Power Plant to report on its current condition and surrounding area, the gendarmerie told us, ‘We have a list, you cannot enter as you are not on that list’.”

Forest fires raging across Turkey for 10 days: 13 fires continue in 6 cities

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Forest fires raging across Turkey for 10 days: 13 fires continue in 6 cities

While 191 fires that broke out in Turkey’s 44 provinces in 10 days have been taken under control, one person in Muğla and seven people in Antalya have lost their lives so far, along with several other losses of animals’ lives.

Fire in Muğla thermal plant contained

Fire in Muğla thermal plant contained

The coal-fired plant was evacuated last night and all flammable materials in the plant were removed.

Forest fire in Milas: Flames reach thermal plant, evacuation begins

Forest fire in Milas: Flames reach thermal plant, evacuation begins

The forest fire in Muğla’s Milas has reached the thermal power plant. While the power plant has been evacuated, the wind has made it difficult to intervene in the fire. The Defense Ministry has announced that people have been taken to safe places.

‘There is not a single firefighting plane in Milas’

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‘There is not a single firefighting plane in Milas’

Speaking to bianet about the ongoing forest fires in Muğla’s Milas, journalist Coşkun Efendioğlu says, “We cannot talk about a fully extinguished fire here.”

4 August 2021 Mert Ürkmez

Trial over forced sex work: Woman’s witness statement disregarded

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Trial over forced sex work: Woman’s witness statement disregarded

In the trial of the gang that forced Sibel Y. to sex work, the second hearing has been held. Lawyer Keskin says the witness statement of a woman must be taken into consideration, stressing the importance of İstanbul Convention in this context.

23 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Forced to sex work, Sibel Y. demands justice: ‘Police raided my house’

Forced to sex work, Sibel Y. demands justice: ‘Police raided my house’

Sibel Y. previously announced that a man named Mutlu E. had sexually assaulted her and subjected her to systematic violence in Milas, Bodrum. The police raided her house and seized all digital materials, says Sibel Y. to bianet.

23 November 2020 Evrim Kepenek

2,400-year-old burial site found in excavation at construction site

2,400-year-old burial site found in excavation at construction site

10 tombs discovered at a construction site in Muğla province were opened by archaeologists and museum attendants. Human bones and several pots and pieces of pots have been found in the tombs.