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Turkey’s TEMA returns donations from companies accused of environmental destruction

The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion (TEMA), a nongovernmental organization promoting reforestation and the protection of natural habitats, has returned donations made by...

[Opinion] Controversy and criticism mounting as wildfires rage in Turkey

Türkmen Terzi  Soaring temperatures and powerful winds have caused destructive wildfires to break out across the Mediterranean, including in Sicily, Italy, western Greece, Syria, Cyprus...

12-year-old boy started the forest fire in Manavgat: report

A 12-year-old boy has admitted to starting a forest fire in the coastal tourist destination of Manavgat, according to a report by Deutsche Welle...

Erdoğan puts blame on opposition municipalities for poor response to wildfires

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has held the metropolitan municipalities run by opposition parties on Turkey’s southern and western coasts responsible for the country’s...

Hundreds evacuated by sea as wildfire reaches Turkish power plant

Turkish rescuers on Thursday began evacuating hundreds of villagers by sea after a deadly wildfire engulfed the outer edges of a thermal power plant...

Opposition mayors ready to breathe new life into THK’s firefighting aircraft

Eleven mayors from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) have said in a joint statement that they are ready to pay the maintenance...

Pro-gov’t journalist suggests another coup attempt is looming in Turkey

A staunchly pro-government journalist in Turkey has suggested that "strange developments" are taking place against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government and...

Turkey saves power plant from ‘unprecedented’ wildfires

Rescuers used helicopters and water cannon Wednesday to beat back fires encircling a Turkish power plant in the second week of deadly blazes testing...

Armed groups set up checkpoints in Antalya amid rumors that wildfires were caused by arson

Armed groups set up checkpoints in different parts of Antalya province amid rumors that wildfires ravaging the region were started by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’...

Turkey’s RTÜK threatened to punish TV stations if they cover ongoing wildfires

Turkey’s broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has issued written and verbal warnings to TV stations in the country, threatening them...

‘Like a bomb’: Turkish farmers watch animals perish in flames

Farmer Mevlüt Tarım says the furious fire that burned his cow alive, killed eight people and scorched vast swathes of Turkey was like an...

Opposition leader sues journalist who accused party of collaborating with PKK to start wildfires

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has filed a lawsuit against a pro-government journalist who accused his party...

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