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Maraş coal-fired plant expansion could lead to ‘1,900 premature deaths'

Maraş coal-fired plant expansion could lead to ‘1,900 premature deaths'

Environmental groups in the southeastern city have warned that Afşin, already suffering from severe pollution due to existing power plants, cannot sustain the significant expansion equivalent to building a new power plant.

Muğla villagers persist in protests against coal mine project in forest despite detentions

Muğla villagers persist in protests against coal mine project in forest despite detentions

As the villagers continue their two-year struggle, the eight individuals who were detained yesterday have been released.

Bartın coal-fired plant project canceled after 16 years of legal struggle

Bartın coal-fired plant project canceled after 16 years of legal struggle

Nearly one in four people in Bartın city had submitted a petition to the ministry, demanding the cancellation of the project.

22 November 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

Petition for Akbelen forest: ‘We won’t surrender it for coal’

TARKAN EXPRESSES SUPPORT

Petition for Akbelen forest: ‘We won’t surrender it for coal’

A petition has been launched for the Akbelen forest in Muğla in the face of cutting of trees for coal supply to a nearby thermal power plant. Sharing the petition on social media, musician Tarkan has said, “Leave nature alone.”

‘Trees would have been cut down if we had not been here, we won’t leave Akbelen’

INTERVENTION IN İKİZKÖY

‘Trees would have been cut down if we had not been here, we won’t leave Akbelen’

The gendarmerie have dragged the citizens out of the Akbelen forest in fire-hit Muğla while they were on vigil against the efforts of LİMAK Holding to extend the mine for coal supply to a thermal power plant. Villagers and environmentalists are still resisting.

10 August 2021 Nurşen Çinkaya

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.

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.

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

Ministry cancels coal-fired thermal power plant project in Kırklareli

Ministry cancels coal-fired thermal power plant project in Kırklareli

The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has cancelled the coal-fired thermal power plant project in Turkey’s northwestern province of Kırklareli. Greenpeace has long been campaigning against the project.

23 September 2020

16 NGOs file a lawsuit, request shutdown of 37 thermal plants

16 NGOs file a lawsuit, request shutdown of 37 thermal plants

16 non-governmental organizations have appealed to the Council of State and requested that the President shut down 37 thermal power plants in Turkey.

8 September 2020

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.

Coal-fired plants reopen: Engineers cast doubt on minister's statement that 'obligations fulfilled'

Coal-fired plants reopen: Engineers cast doubt on minister's statement that 'obligations fulfilled'

Six coal-fired plants have reopened after they were shut down in January because of failing to make investments needed to fulfill environmental obligations.

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

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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.

Coal-Fired Plant in Adana May Cause 2,000 more Premature Deaths, Environmentalists Warn

Coal-Fired Plant in Adana May Cause 2,000 more Premature Deaths, Environmentalists Warn

Civil society organizations have called on China-based investors to withdraw from a coal-fired plant project in southern Turkey.

Environmental Groups Call for Halt of Coal-Fired Plant Project in Adana

Environmental Groups Call for Halt of Coal-Fired Plant Project in Adana

One out of every five deaths in the Mediterranean city occur due to causes related to air pollution, the groups say.

Trying to Coerce Villagers to Sell Their Lands, Energy Company Cuts Off Water Amid Pandemic

Trying to Coerce Villagers to Sell Their Lands, Energy Company Cuts Off Water Amid Pandemic

Already troubled because their access to water is being hampered by thermal plants and coal mines, people of İkizköy village are now more concerned due to the coronavirus outbreak.

13 April 2020 Hikmet Adal

Minister of Environment: 5 Thermal Plants Entirely Closed

Minister of Environment: 5 Thermal Plants Entirely Closed

Minister Kurum has announced that five thermal plants have been completely and one thermal plant has been partially closed, adding that so long as they do not complete the necessary environmental investments, they cannot start operating again.

Erdoğan on His First Veto: We Won't Let Our People be Poisoned

Erdoğan on His First Veto: We Won't Let Our People be Poisoned

The President has made remarks on his veto of a bill postponing filter installations for 15 coal-fired power plants and relations with NATO ahead of the alliance's 70th anniversary meeting.

3 December 2019

Erdoğan Vetoes Bill Postponing Installation of Filters to Coal-Fired Plants

Erdoğan Vetoes Bill Postponing Installation of Filters to Coal-Fired Plants

The President has vetoed a bill that postpones the installation of filters to 15 thermal power plants until 2022, AKP Spokesperson Çelik has announced.

2 December 2019

WWF: Air Pollution Caused Seven Times as Many Deaths Than Traffic Accidents in Turkey

WWF: Air Pollution Caused Seven Times as Many Deaths Than Traffic Accidents in Turkey

WWF Turkey has released a statement after the parliament approved a bill postponing the installation of filters to 15 thermal power plants across the country.

2 December 2019

15 Thermal Plants to Operate Without Filters for Another 2.5 Years by AKP, MHP Votes

15 Thermal Plants to Operate Without Filters for Another 2.5 Years by AKP, MHP Votes

The legislative proposal that postpones the installation of filters to 15 thermal power plants for another 2.5 years has been approved by the votes of ruling AKP and MHP MPs.

22 November 2019

'15 Poison-Spilling Thermal Power Plants Should be Closed'

'15 Poison-Spilling Thermal Power Plants Should be Closed'

People from southern, western and northern provinces have applied to the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, requesting the closure of a total of 15 power plants.

5 November 2019

Villagers Win the Struggle, Thermal Power Plant Project in Çerkezköy Cancelled

Villagers Win the Struggle, Thermal Power Plant Project in Çerkezköy Cancelled

The project of a coal-based thermal power plant to be built on a oak forest in Pınarça Village has been cancelled upon the release of a negative Environmental Impact Assessment report. The people of Pınarça have long been struggling against the project.

7 February 2019

New Lawsuit Against İzdemir Power Plant: 'There is Open Resistance Against Court Ruling’

New Lawsuit Against İzdemir Power Plant: 'There is Open Resistance Against Court Ruling’

Civil society organizations in İzmir have filed a lawsuit against the third positive Environmental Impact Assessment Report given for the İzdemir Power Plant to be built in Aliağa and Foça after the first two positive reports were cancelled by the court.

30 January 2019 Pınar Tarcan

Video News Report - They Stand Up to Construction of Thermal Plant to Save This Forest

TANSU PİŞKİN IS IN ÇERKEZKÖY

Video News Report - They Stand Up to Construction of Thermal Plant to Save This Forest

The thermal power plant planned to be built in Çerkezköy will destroy the oak forest and natural life in the area, yet, the residents stand up to it. Here is the aerial viewpoint of the forest and shootings of the meeting by Tansu Pişkin.

2 February 2018 Tansu Pişkin

10,000 People from Bartın Object to Environmental Plan

10,000 People from Bartın Object to Environmental Plan

Bartın Platform has submitted a petition for the cancellation of a plan made to facilitate construction of Hema Thermal Power Plant in Amasra.

7 December 2016

“Not Terror, Not Mine, but Thermal Plant Martyr”

“Not Terror, Not Mine, but Thermal Plant Martyr”

People have reacted against the plans to build sixth thermal power plant in Zonguldak’s Çatalağzı.

17 December 2015

Amasra Residents Protest Coal on Land, Sea

Amasra Residents Protest Coal on Land, Sea

Bartın province’s Amasra district formed a human chain against the construction of a coal based thermal power plant, while fishing boats protested at sea.

6 June 2014 Nilay Vardar

New Draft Law To Mandate Religious Facilities, Permit Coastal Nuclear Plants

New Draft Law To Mandate Religious Facilities, Permit Coastal Nuclear Plants

A new draft law paves the way for the construction of nuclear facilities on Turkey’s shores, just as it makes small religious facilities mandatory in a host of public spaces, including theaters, malls and large housing estates.

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