ECOLOGY

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• Turkey continues to cut Euphrates River's water, affecting thousands living in Rojava 

  The policy of cutting off the water of the Euphrates River carried out by the Turkish state is affecting thousands of people living in Northern and Eastern Syria.
• 10th dam to be built on the Tigris River  

  The "Cizre Dam" project to be built on the Tigris River in Cizre was approved. Many settlements will be flooded by the new dam.
• Village guards cut down trees in the village of Xelîkan 

  With the support of the Turkish state, the village guards are cutting down trees around the village of Xelîkan in the Hawêl district.
• HEPP, dam and sand quarry on Pasûr Stream badly affect life of 50 villages 

  The dam, sand quarry and HEPPs built by the Turkish state on Pasûr Stream are causing problems in 50 villages where clean water is hard to get. The villagers want this problem that has been going on for years to be solved.
• Fire on Gabar Mountain continues to spread 

  The fire, which broke out on Gabar Mountain in Şirnak on 17 August, spread to a wide area because of the wind as no intervention was made.
• Euphrates Dam could stop if water level is not restored 

  The direction of the operation room of the Euphrates Dam warned that if the water level in the dam drops another 2 meters, the dam will stop.
• Kurdish issue discussed at No Borders Climacamp in Basel 

  Özen Aytaç from the women's association YJK-S spoke at the No Borders Climacamp in Basel about the Kurdish freedom movement's understanding of ecology.
• Tree felling begins in Kaz Mountain 

  Tree cutting has begun for a mining expansion project in the Kaz Mountain (Mount Ida), despite ongoing legal proceedings.
• Citizens in Ulubey protest mining operation 

  Citizens in the neighborhoods of Çatallı and Yeni Sayaca in Ulubey protested the carrying out of a planned mining operation.
• IHD Peace Vigil protests eco-crimes 

  The Peace Vigil held by the IHD Izmir Branch protested the eco-crimes carried out by the Turkish state.
• The fires in Cudi tell of the Turkish army, quarries, oil companies 

  Although a week has passed since the forest fires that started on 26 July in the Cudi region of Sirnak, they have not yet been brought under control. Interventions to these deliberate fires are prevented by the same security forces.
• Internationalists defend Öcalan’s paradigm of democratic confederalism at "No TAV" festival in Italy 

  In Valsusa, northern Italy, the "NO TAV" festival took place from 29 to 31 July. People from Italy and France came together to protest against the construction project of the Treno ad Alta Velocità (TAV).
• Tree felling in Akbelen continues, so does resistance 

  Despite the Muğla Governor's statement saying that "the tree felling has come to an end", the cutting of trees continued in Akbelen on Monday.
• Tree cutting continues in Akbelen 

  Local people and environmentalists continue their protest in the Akbelen forest, in the village of İkizköy in Muğla, against the building of a coal mine.
• Vigil against deforestation in Akbelen continues 

  A large area of the Akbelen forest in the Turkish Mediterranean province of Muğla has already been cleared for brown coal mining. Residents and activists continue to resist, while the state confronts them with the police and the gendarmerie.
• KCDK-E calls for struggle against ecocide in Kurdistan and Turkey 

  While the Turkish army is setting forest areas on fire in Kurdistan, the Akbelen forest is being cut down for lignite mining in western Turkey.
• Soldiers block activists and citizens holding vigil in Akbelen 

  Soldiers blocked the activists who were holding a vigil to prevent the cutting of trees in the Akbelen Forest, and denied entrance and exit to the area.
• Hasankeyf Coordination protests destruction of Akbelen forest  

  The Hasankeyf Coordination protested the destruction of Akbelen forest and demanded that the slaughtering be stopped as soon as possible.
• Gendarmerie takes HDP co-chairs into custody after attacking villagers protesting in Akbelen 

  The Turkish gendarmerie took the HDP co-chairs into custody after attacking villagers protesting the cutting of trees in Akbelen.
• Green Left Party MPs attacked by soldiers in Akbelen 

  Deputies from the Green Left Party went to the forest today to stand in solidarity with those resisting the ecocide in Akbelen, where the cutting of trees to make space for the coal mine continues despite protests.
• Soldiers once again attack villagers and environmentalists in Akbelen Forest 

  Villagers and environmentalists trying to prevent the ongoing cutting down of trees to make place for the coal mine in the Akbelen Forest in Milas, Muğla were once again attacked by the soldiers.
• Thousands of trees cut down in Akbelen Forest  

  Thousands of trees were cut down in Akbelen Forest in Muğla despite the protest by the villagers.
• Resistance against tree cutting continues in Akbelen 

  Gendarmerie and water cannon vehicles were sent to Akbelen, where citizens and environmentalists are protesting the building of a coal mine.
• Governor bans Kiğı Nature and Culture Festival in Bingöl  

  The Kiğı Nature and Culture Festival in Bingöl was banned by the district governor's office.
• Turkey continues to cut off Euphrates water  

  The Turkish state has been cutting off the water flowing from the Euphrates for 30 months.