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Air pollution in İstanbul, Ankara well above updated WHO limit values

Air pollution in İstanbul, Ankara well above updated WHO limit values

Turkey does not sufficiently measure air quality and has no national limit value for PM2.5, says Greenpeace.

23 September 2021

Greenpeace: Particulate matter emitted by coal-fired plants spread across Turkey

Greenpeace: Particulate matter emitted by coal-fired plants spread across Turkey

Greenpeace Mediterranean has made a simulation showing how PM2.5 travels across the country.

Greenpeace: Particulate matter emitted by coal-fired plants spread across Turkey

Greenpeace: Particulate matter emitted by coal-fired plants spread across Turkey

Greenpeace Mediterranean has made a simulation showing how PM2.5 travels across the country.

Maraş: Air pollution up to 10 times above limit values in coal plant impact areas

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Maraş: Air pollution up to 10 times above limit values in coal plant impact areas

"We, the people of the region, see the plant's pollution with the naked eye; live and understand how it poisons our lives. However, the authorities don't want to understand this situation," says a local.

25 December 2020

Report: Air pollution becoming more lethal in Turkey while scientists struggle to access data

Report: Air pollution becoming more lethal in Turkey while scientists struggle to access data

There was not enough data on the quality of the air that approximately 18 million people living in 30 provinces breathe throughout 2019, the Right to Clean Air Platform has stated.