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'Turkey should comply with WHO's new air quality limit values'

'Turkey should comply with WHO's new air quality limit values'

Turkey does not sufficiently measure PM2.5 in the air and the limit values it set for 2029 and beyond are over five times higher than the WHO's updated values.

‘What we have in İstanbul and Ankara is not fog, but smog’

ATLI FROM RIGHT TO CLEAN AIR PLATFORM

‘What we have in İstanbul and Ankara is not fog, but smog’

Speaking to bianet about the recent weather events in İstanbul and Ankara, Buket Atlı from the Right to Clean Air Platform says that what is seen as a fog is, in fact, smog and warns of its detrimental effects on health.

9 November 2021 Tansu Pişkin

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.

Six coal-fired plants continue to emit thick smoke after end of suspension

Six coal-fired plants continue to emit thick smoke after end of suspension

The plants were suspended for violating environmental rules and the companies had agreed to install filters complying with the rules.

Covid-19 Quarantine has Cleaned the Air of Turkey, What Should be Done Next?

Covid-19 Quarantine has Cleaned the Air of Turkey, What Should be Done Next?

Right to Clean Air Platform Coordinator Buket Atlı has spoken to bianet about the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization’s data that air pollution has abated in 29 metropolitan cities of Turkey and the relation between coronavirus and air pollution.

22 April 2020 Tansu Pişkin

'9 out of Every 10 People Don’t Breathe Clean Air in the World'

WWF & GREENPEACE FOR JUNE 5 WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

'9 out of Every 10 People Don’t Breathe Clean Air in the World'

Releasing a joint statement for the press on the occasion of June 5 World Environment Day, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Turkey and Greenpeace have raised concerns over the dimensions of air pollution in Turkey and the world.

‘52 Thousand People Died of Air Pollution in Turkey in a Single Year’

REPORT BY RIGHT TO CLEAN AIR PLATFORM

‘52 Thousand People Died of Air Pollution in Turkey in a Single Year’

According to a report released by the Right to Clean Air Platform, while 52 thousand people died of air pollution-related illnesses in 2017, this number is seven times higher than that of the people who lost their lives in road accidents in the same year.