content tagged with water pollution

Tensions rise in parliament over Ergene River pollution

Tensions rise in parliament over Ergene River pollution

An opposition MP attempted to hand over a bottle of polluted water from the river to Environment Minister Murat Kurum, who knocked the bottle out of his hand.

12 December 2024

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

ÇMO Investigates: Carcinogen Risk in Istanbul’s Water

ÇMO Investigates: Carcinogen Risk in Istanbul’s Water

The Chamber of Environmental Engineers warns that the water brought in from Sakarya province is dirty and that this increases the smell of Istanbul’s water. Experts abroad are assessing the water for carcinogen risk.

22 July 2014 Nilay Vardar

Water and Other Burden on Women's Shoulders

SOCIALIST FEMINIST COLLECTIVE

Water and Other Burden on Women's Shoulders

"Water and Women" was the theme of a meeting organized by the Socialist Feminist Collective. The discussion included topics such as water as a commodification or water shortage and pollution and the effects on women in particular.

16 November 2009 Yonca Cingöz