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Rising temperatures and strong winds have triggered numerous forest fires in southern and western Turkey. At least five people have died in the past few days, wildfires are threatening settlements. Antalya’s Manavgat district was the settlement most affected by the fire hazard. Although the previous fires were generally associated with sabotage, we can say that
Turkish National Women’s Volleyball team made a great start to Tokyo 2020, sweeping defending Olympic championship China in the opening game of Group B on July 25.The clear 3-0 win with a definite score gap raised expectations for qualifying in the group to quarterfinals. Ebrar Karakurt was the leading scorer on the Turkish side with
The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion (TEMA), a pioneering environmentalist group in Turkey, held a two-year meticulous effort to map the mining licenses across the country.The pilot study in 15 provinces implies that some 60 percent of soil across the country has now been allocated to mining search or operation activities.Turkish-language weekly newspaper Gazete
Istanbul football giant Galatasaray canceled its friendly with Olympiacos of Piraeus, Greece in protest against the Greek border officials, who found the Covid-19 tests of the Turkish team and crew insufficient on July 12. The incident has added to concerns that the pandemic will gain momentum in Turkey with the tourism high season. Domestic mobility
Since the first days of 2021, protests and peaceful resistance of Boğaziçi University (BU) faculty triggered by an overnight and unexpected appointment of a rector by the President of the Republic has occasionally occupied the headlines of news and social media. Students have also joined in sporadically since student presence on campus has been limited
The Marmara Sea, with an area of 11,000 square kilometers, is an important inland sea for the Middle East. Connected to both the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea with the straits opened with the increase in global temperatures after the Last Glacial Maximum experienced twenty-two thousand years ago, it is considered a unique ecosystem
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced after today’s cabinet meeting that the pandemic gradual normalization process will begin as of June 1.The calendar for June, which will be revised for July, is as follows: During the month, lockdown restrictions will start at 10 pm on weekdays and end at 5 am. On Saturdays, the lockdown will
On World Biodiversity Day on May 22, I drew attention to nitrogen pollution in my article as a major threat to the environment. Coincidentally after this article, images of ‘sea snot’ in the Marmara Sea started to take place in Turkey’s environmental agenda. Experts warned in the news that this incident was a result of
The We Will Stop Femicide Platform has decided to transform the women’s struggle, symbolized by the motto “You Will Never Walk Alone” used by many rights groups over the years, into a larger-scale movement. Concerns regarding the future and society as a whole are behind this decision. According to the platform, Turkey’s withdrawal from the