ECOLOGY
Tuğba Kahraman from Polen Ekoloji, said that the ecocide in Iliç covers a very large area, and added that “cyanide and heavy chemicals will mix with the Euphrates as the result of a disaster that will have consequences for at least a century."
+ KCK: Turkey must get rid of its ecocidal mentality
+ Miners buried in cyanide-laced landslide at gold mine in Erzincan
Several mine workers were buried in a landslide at a gold mine in the province of Erzincan. The DEM party blames the disaster on the negligence of the AKP/MHP government and the unscrupulousness of the mining companies.
The Ecology Union called on parties that will run the local elections scheduled for 31 March to prepare climate and disaster emergency action plans.
While many stream beds in Hakkari were buried in concrete under the name of 'improvement', trees, plants and animals were slaughtered and natural life was destroyed.
+ Ecocide in Northern Kurdistan continues
+ Ecocide in Kurdistan
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HDK calls for the development of solidarity networks
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Open letter for Hasankeyf
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