Tag: Turkey - Page 11
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Turkey Vows to Build Controversial Dam Despite Iraqi Complaints, Loss of European Support
Austria, Germany, and Switzerland have pulled the plug on funding for a 1,200-megawatt hydroelectric plant that Turkey wants to build on the Tigris River, saying Turkish plans to resettle towns and safeguard cultural treasures are insufficient.
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'I Ride My Bike, I Love Nature,' Say Turkish Cyclists
"You notice a flower blooming near the road [when] riding a bicycle, but you cannot see it driving a car," says Mustafa Sarı, the president of the Turkish
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Istanbul's 'Accidentally Ecofriendly' Architects
Architect Hasan Çalışlar says he doesn't incorporate 'green' features in his buildings because they're environmentally friendly -- he only uses them if they 'make you feel better in the space.'
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Ankara Garden Plots Going, Going, Gone...
In the shadow of Istanbul's old city walls, enterprising urban farmers have carved out small plots of land to grow vegetables, adding a welcome bit of greenery to the roadside as they
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Yesterday's Old T-Shirt, Today's Cool Reusable Bag
Istanbul's first organic market celebrated its third anniversary with concerts, dancing, and, of course, plenty of organic eats. But one of the most popular events was a workshop for sewing your own reusable cloth bag.
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Students Get 568 Km Per Liter, Hope For More
Sakarya University students with their hydrogen-powered car. Photo via SAİTEM. Gas prices in Turkey are among the highest -- if not the highest -- in the world, a fact I was rudely awakened to last summer when some friends and I rented a car to drive
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Turkish Hunters Give Nature a Hand
The Turkish hunting and fishing channel Yaban TV (Wilderness TV) is on a mission to
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June Eco-Tidbits from Turkey
Life usually slows down a bit for the summer in Istanbul, as the
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Can a Green-Power Underachiever Reach its Full Potential?
Although only a paltry 1 percent of Turkey's power is currently provided by renewable sources, the country's sunny and strategic location, large surface area, and young population
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Artists Turn Water Into Masterpieces (Slideshow)
The myriad and sometimes contradictory qualities of water -- both life-giving and destructive, powerful and serene, a barrier and a bond between people -- make it a fertile subject for fine art, as you'll see in these works.
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Artists Turn Water Into Masterpieces
The myriad and sometimes contradictory qualities of water -- both life-giving and destructive, powerful and serene, a barrier and a bond between people -- make it a fertile subject for fine art, as you'll see in these works.
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Seeing a Greener Future in a Garbage Dump
Not long ago, visitors driving into Turkey's capital city of Ankara from the airport were greeted by a horrendous smell: the decomposing waste at the Mamak Landfill. Today, the same facility is being praised as a model for the entire country.
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Can a 'Green New Deal' Boost Turkey's Economy Too?
With unemployment at 15.8 percent and the slow-down in the country's GDP estimated at more than 10 percent, the Turkish economy, like many others around the world, could use a shot in the arm. So why not make the
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Hydrogen 'Matchmakers' Find Place for Pricey Power in Developing World
With enthusiasm about hydrogen energy declining in the U.S., it seems implausible that this expensive technology might suit the developing world, but that's exactly where Dr. Nicolas Lymberopoulos thinks it belongs -- with a little 'matchmaking' help.
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Keeping Sewage Out of Turkey's Salt Lake
The primary source of water flow into Tuz Lake is neither rivers nor rainfall, but sewage from the nearby city of Konya and local villages and towns--and the pollution is not only killing the
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Monster Tomatoes to Invade Turkey in Bio-Security Bill?
The fresh, colorful produce overflowing from market stalls and corner-store display stands even
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Repaying a Sultan By Replanting a Forest
One of Istanbul residents' favorite green spots, the Belgrad Forest northeast of the city, was--or so the story goes--burned down by Sultan Mahmut II in the late 1820s to flush out escaped members of the mutinous
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Turkish Locals: No More Coastal Concrete Jungles!
Locals in the Turkish Aegean resort of Bodrum are getting fed up with the rampant development that is rapidly turning a small fishing town into a concrete city.
