‘State-led ecocide in Turkey’s southeast cannot be called peace’: Kurdish MP
Zeki Irmez, an MP for the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, has drawn a spotlight to what he described ...
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Protesters rally against deforestation in Şırnak’s Gabar and Cudi regions
The Şırnak Ecology Platform organised a protest in the city centre of Şırnak (Şirnex) on Tuesday to draw attention to ...
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Turkey: Troops fire in air as villagers protest Diyarbakır sand quarry
Turkish soldiers opened fire into the air on Tuesday to disperse a crowd of villagers protesting the felling of trees ...
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PANORAMA 2024 | Nature under siege: A year of climate chaos and exploitation
Global environmental degradation reached alarming new heights in 2024, with relentless industrial activity and climate change driving catastrophic ecological damage. ...
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Deforestation alters landscape in Turkish-occupied Afrin
Kurdish journalist Jamal Balî has shared a video showing deforestation in the Turkish-occupied Afrin (Efrîn) area of northern Syria ...
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Turkish bombardment triggers prolonged fires in Iraqi Kurdistan
Repeated Turkish bombardments of villages in Iraqi Kurdistan's Amedi (Amêdiyê) district have caused prolonged fires devastating the local environment and ...
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Turkey-backed mercenaries devastate Afrin’s fruit, olive trees
Turkey-backed mercenaries and settlers have decimated more than 21 million fruit trees in Afrin (Efrîn) since their occupation began in ...
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Turkish forces accused of illegal deforestation in Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkish forces are engaged in large-scale deforestation in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), RojNews reported on Saturday. The Turkish ...
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Ecocide in Kurdish regions of Turkey as green landscapes give way to concrete military outposts
Extensive deforestation is paving the way for the construction of military outposts, resulting in an ecological disaster in the Kurdish-majority ...
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Village guards cut down trees in Turkey’s Şırnak under soldier supervision
Trees in the Komate region of Elkê, in Turkey’s southeastern district of Şırnak (Şirnex) are being cut down by local ...
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