ENVIRONMENT

Bahattin Sürücü, the president of EKODOSD, who draws attention to Azap Lake, which is home to endangered species such as rare bird species and the Reed Cat, stated, "Azap Lake should be removed from the Söke hunting area and should be a closed area for hunting." The statement pertains to...

Due to the lack of a ring road in Ödemiş, heavy-tonnage vehicles struggle to move through the streets and avenues in the town center, sometimes causing damage to median strips and intersection arrangements. The local population wants the completion of the southern ring road project. In Ödemiş, ...

In the Ebrar Site, which was destroyed in the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş and became the grave for 1,400 people, on-site transformation works are ongoing. Approximately 1,000 workers are assigned in the area where 777 residential units and workplaces are being constructed. In Kahramanmaraş, during the earthquakes on February 6,...

The saffron harvested this year as part of the Değirmençay Saffron Cultivation Project, initiated in 2021 in collaboration with the Yenişehir Municipality and the Yenişehir District Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry in Mersin's central district, has been completed. The Yenişehir Municipality ...

The 3rd traditional olive harvest festival, organized by the Aliağa District Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, was held this year in Helvacı. From symbolic olive harvesting to visits to olive oil factories, from olive oil tasting competitions to various gifts ...

Within the framework of the 'School Farm' project initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of National Education in 2022, strawberry and vegetable seedlings were planted in Bodrum together with students. As part of the School Farm Project, a pilot school was established in Muğla ...

The 3rd olive harvest festival, which has become a tradition organized by the Aliağa District Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, was held this year in Helvacı. From symbolic olive harvesting to a visit to an olive oil factory, from olive oil tasting competitions to various gifts...

Kusadasi Municipality continues its road construction and maintenance works throughout the city without interruption. Simultaneously, the teams of the Department of Science Affairs are renewing the old roads in many neighborhoods, as well as pouring hot asphalt and laying interlocking paving stones.

Cengiz Holding's Truva Copper Company has started cutting trees in the area of the Halilağa Copper Mine located in the village of Hacıbekirler, in the Bayramiç district of Çanakkale. It is claimed that 1 million trees will be cut down and that nature will be slaughtered...

The Meram District Municipality in the center of Konya continues its periodic training programs aimed at increasing the awareness of zero waste and environmental sensitivity among children and young people. The Meram Municipality, under the leadership of Emine Erdoğan, the wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) has initiated an urban transformation project in the center of Maltepe district. Maltepe Mayor Esin Köymen stated, "We are re-planning the center of our district. Urban transformation requires a scientific study..."

In the Toroslar district of Mersin, a 'Laurel Grove' spanning 30 acres is being established within the framework of the 'Act Now for Climate Change Adaptation' project. At the organized event 'A Sapling for the Future', participants, along with students, ...