Residents of Pirajman neighbourhood in the Dicle district of Amed (Diyarbakır) recorded the damage caused to nature by Ölmez Nakliyat and Doğu Madencilik Sanayi A.Ş. Residents of the neighbourhood stated that these activities threaten their living spaces.

The residents, who also shared the footage with the Mesopotamia Agency (MA), noted that vineyards, gardens and agricultural areas were damaged and all living things in the region were affected.

A resident of the neighbourhood stated the following: “The way of working in the mining areas in Pirejman Neighbourhood damages the nature and the vineyards, gardens and agricultural areas of us citizens who farm in the region. Now, all living creatures living in nature are affected by this atrocity. Ölmez construction company, which has been operating in the region for about 10 years, detonates the area and extracts the mine with dynamite. As citizens living in the region, we are very disturbed by this incident and the way they work. A geography, a forest is being destroyed in plain sight. The balance of nature is disturbed, even birds no longer sing in this region, which is the habitat of birds. Ölmez Construction and Doğu Mining companies are seriously destroying life and nature in the region. We appeal to sensitive circles. Let's stop these killers of nature and life together.”