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AKP municipality equipment dumps trash in protected area amid public protest

September 21, 2021

Heavy equipment sent by a district municipality run by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) early on Tuesday dumped rubble in several areas...

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Forestland in Turkey destroyed by wildfires has risen 846 pct in 2021: report

August 6, 2021

Forestland destroyed by wildfires has increased by 846 percent in 2021 compared to areas that were burned between 2008 and 2020, according to data...

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Turkish police besiege World Heritage Site Sur, forcibly evict hundreds of Kurds

August 25, 2017

Hundreds of Kurds who live in Diyarbakır’s Sur district face imminent eviction by the Turkish government as the site will reportedly undergo reconstruction to...