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Massive fish deaths in Turkey’s İzmir caused by ‘treatment plants discharging polluted water’

Massive fish deaths in Turkey’s İzmir caused by ‘treatment plants discharging polluted water’

The Environment Ministry has imposed a fine on the opposition-controlled municipality.

10 September 2024

Fish ‘can’t survive beyond 30 meters of depth’ in Turkey’s Marmara Sea due to oxygen depletion

Fish ‘can’t survive beyond 30 meters of depth’ in Turkey’s Marmara Sea due to oxygen depletion

New research by METU has revealed the concerning levels of oxygen in the inland sea.

Jellyfish population surges in Marmara Sea

Jellyfish population surges in Marmara Sea

"Jellyfish increases are now occurring in every season. Triggered by global warming, jellyfish have shown an excessive increase in the last 20-30 years,” says Prof. İşinibilir-Okyar.

22 February 2024

Color of sea turns orange in Turkey's İzmir Bay

Color of sea turns orange in Turkey's İzmir Bay

While some suggest that the change in the color is a seasonal phenomenon and is normal, hydrobiologist Levent Artüz says it is caused by pollution.

27 May 2022 Yakup Önal

Cement plant to be built in Muğla

Cement plant to be built in Muğla

The plant will have irreversible impacts according to Turkish Thoracic Society.

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.

Imported plastic waste and children’s health in Adana

CHEMIST IN THE KITCHEN / BÜLENT ŞIK

Imported plastic waste and children’s health in Adana

Who will be responsible for the health hazards that will arise over time because around 165 thousand children at the ages of 0-4, the most susceptible group, have been subjected to toxic chemicals?

19 April 2022 Bülent Şık

Parliamentary committee concludes inquiry on marine mucilage problem in Sea of Marmara

Parliamentary committee concludes inquiry on marine mucilage problem in Sea of Marmara

No wastewater should be discharged into the without advanced treatment, according to the committee report.

Industrial pollution kills the soil: ‘Bursa Plain in agony, Nilüfer Brook no longer a water body'

Industrial pollution kills the soil: ‘Bursa Plain in agony, Nilüfer Brook no longer a water body'

Murat Demir from the Association for the Protection of Nature and Environment (DOĞADER) in Bursa has announced that the water and air pollution caused by the industry and highways and aggravated by the climate crisis lead to the death of the soil.

9 out of every 10 people support ‘an international treaty against plastic pollution’

SURVEY IN 28 COUNTRIES

9 out of every 10 people support ‘an international treaty against plastic pollution’

The results of the survey conducted by Ipsos with over 20 thousand people from 28 countries, including Turkey, for Plastic Free July have been analyzed in cooperation with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

22 February 2022

Water pollution in Bursa: Nilüfer Brook runs black and bitter

Water pollution in Bursa: Nilüfer Brook runs black and bitter

The Bursa Water Collective raises concerns that the Nilüfer Brook flows black and bitter “like tar” due to the industrial facilities discharging their wastewater without sufficient water treatment.

8 December 2021

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

Environmental artist's house burns down in suspected arson attack

Environmental artist's house burns down in suspected arson attack

Gökçe Erhan was going to attend a demonstration against planned fishfarms in the Black Sea province of Trabzon.

26 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’

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‘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.

Diving into Bosphorus was like a 'waste dive,' says renowned diver

Diving into Bosphorus was like a 'waste dive,' says renowned diver

"The waste from gloves and masks in the sea has risen in the coronavirus period," Şahika Ercümen has said.

13 Ships Polluting Gulf of İzmit Fined 13 Million Lira in 2019

13 Ships Polluting Gulf of İzmit Fined 13 Million Lira in 2019

The Metropolitan Municipality of Kocaeli has announced that in inspections conducted in 2019, 13 ships were fined a total of 13 million 3 thousand 566 Turkish Lira (TRY) for causing pollution in the Gulf of İzmit.

Coal-Fired Power Plants Choke Zonguldak

NİLAY VARDAR WAS IN ZONGULDAK

Coal-Fired Power Plants Choke Zonguldak

Another coal-fired thermal power plant is about to completed in Zonguldak where there are already three power plants, residents say “We are the ones inhaling the poison but it is others who benefit”.

18 November 2015 Nilay Vardar

Gold Drill Threatens Nature in Turkey's Ida Mountain

Gold Drill Threatens Nature in Turkey's Ida Mountain

A local administrator in Çanakkale province filed an official compliant claiming that a gold drill in the Ida mountain region polluted neighboring rivers and killed water frogs.

19 March 2013 Nilay Vardar

Turkey's Scientists Stripped of Autonomy as Ruling Party Extends Power

Turkey's Scientists Stripped of Autonomy as Ruling Party Extends Power

While the AKP has certainly become more outspoken about its intent to assert influence over Turkey's academic institutions, it has been doing so behind the scenes for several years now.

3 April 2012 Julia Harte

Resistance against Coal-Fired Plant in Gerze

Resistance against Coal-Fired Plant in Gerze

About ten thousand people gathered in Sinop at the Black Sea coast on 26 November to protest the construction of a thermal power plant in Gerze. The coal power plant is planned by the Anadolu Group.

28 November 2011

Sticky White "Rain" on the Outskirts of Istanbul

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Sticky White "Rain" on the Outskirts of Istanbul

A white and sticky substance has repeatedly rained down on Dilovası and Hereke east of Istanbul. Prof Hamzaoğlu now emphasized the need for an independent delegation of academics and technical personnel to research the white chemical.

15 November 2011 Yüce Yöney

Istanbul Threatens Water Supplies and Favours the Rich

Although Istanbul will be hosting the World Water Forum soon, the city is itself guilty of endangering its vital water supplies and denying people access to clean water.

18 February 2009 Nihal Tümay