Milas, Turkey (AFP) July 31, 2023 - Protecting their faces with scarves, local women are taking the frontlines against water cannons and tear gas fired by security forces in the southwest Turkey, resisting cutting of trees for the expansion of a coal mine.
Environmental campaigners in southwest Turkey are vowing to continue their fight to protect woodlands designated for coal-mining, as tree-felling operations are ending. Residents of Akbelen forest in Mugla province have maintained a four-year vigil to prevent logging for a lignite mine near the village of Ikizkoy.Protesters recorded videos on social media showing police using water
Ally of Turkey s Erdogan Accuses Environmental Protesters of Subversion balkaninsight.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from balkaninsight.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.