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Akbelen Forest resistance continues on seventh day

Akbelen Forest resistance continues on seventh day

Various environmental and nature conservation organizations from different cities, along with music bands, are lending their support to the resistance.

31 July 2023 Diyar Saraçoğlu

Akbelen Forest resistance: CHP faces protest by locals, gendarmerie assault Green Left MP

Akbelen Forest resistance: CHP faces protest by locals, gendarmerie assault Green Left MP

The two-year-long protest in the southwestern region has been reignited after authorities resumed cutting down trees to expand a coal mine that supplies coal to nearby thermal power plants. The leader and MPs of the main opposition party also faced protests by locals.

Akbelen Forest resistance grows as MPs join protests

Akbelen Forest resistance grows as MPs join protests

Villagers have been protesting against a coal mine expansion project in the area, which threatens their living spaces and sources of livelihood, including olive groves.

Muğla villagers persist in protests against coal mine project in forest despite detentions

Muğla villagers persist in protests against coal mine project in forest despite detentions

As the villagers continue their two-year struggle, the eight individuals who were detained yesterday have been released.

Mining company uproots olive trees in Muğla as locals protest, attacked by security guards

AKBELEN FOREST

Mining company uproots olive trees in Muğla as locals protest, attacked by security guards

The company's actions were based on a new regulation by the government opening olive groves for mining operations.

Non-prosecution for Gümüşel investigated for protesting an energy company

Non-prosecution for Gümüşel investigated for protesting an energy company

Briefly detained and investigated for protesting the YK Enerji company, which sponsored the Olive Harvesting Festival in Muğla’s Milas, Deniz Gümüşel has been given a decision of non-prosecution by the prosecutor.

Energy company wants villagers to cut down their olive groves in İkizköy

Energy company wants villagers to cut down their olive groves in İkizköy

Based on a recently amended regulation, YK Enerji company has taken action to "cut down or remove" the olive trees in an expropriated area in İkizköy’s Işıklar. Villagers do not allow the trees to be cut down by citing the Law on Olive Cultivation.

Olive groves opened to mining activities ahead of expert examination in Akbelen Forest

Olive groves opened to mining activities ahead of expert examination in Akbelen Forest

Before the expert examination to be held for a coal mine attempted to be run in Akbelen Forest in İkizköy, the mining regulation has been amended. The amendment has made way for mining activities in olive groves.

‘Environmental rights cannot be a subject of investigation’

JOINT STATEMENT BY 60 BARS

‘Environmental rights cannot be a subject of investigation’

60 bar associations across Turkey have expressed solidarity with Deniz Gümüşel, who was briefly detained for protesting that the company operating Yeniköy-Kemerköy thermal power plants sponsored the Olive Harvesting Festival in Muğla’s Milas.

18 November 2021

Only lawyers allowed in expert examination in Akbelen forest

Only lawyers allowed in expert examination in Akbelen forest

As part of the court case filed by the villagers resisting the cutting of trees to expand a lignite mine for a thermal power plant, an expert examination was held. No one, except for lawyers, was allowed to enter the site.

8 September 2021

İkizköy villagers, life defenders on watch for Akbelen: ‘The court case is not yet over’

İkizköy villagers, life defenders on watch for Akbelen: ‘The court case is not yet over’

Struggling against LİMAK Holding’s efforts to expand a lignite mine for a thermal power plant, the people of İkizköy and environmentalists are still on watch in Muğla’s Akbelen forest in the wake of two decisions of stay of execution.

13 August 2021 Nurşen Çinkaya

Courts grant motions for stay of execution for Akbelen forest

Courts grant motions for stay of execution for Akbelen forest

In two separate trials, the administrative courts have given decisions of stay of execution for Muğla’s Akbelen forest, where the villagers and life defenders are struggling against LİMAK Holding’s efforts to expand a lignite mine for a thermal power plant.

Petition for Akbelen forest: ‘We won’t surrender it for coal’

TARKAN EXPRESSES SUPPORT

Petition for Akbelen forest: ‘We won’t surrender it for coal’

A petition has been launched for the Akbelen forest in Muğla in the face of cutting of trees for coal supply to a nearby thermal power plant. Sharing the petition on social media, musician Tarkan has said, “Leave nature alone.”

‘Trees would have been cut down if we had not been here, we won’t leave Akbelen’

INTERVENTION IN İKİZKÖY

‘Trees would have been cut down if we had not been here, we won’t leave Akbelen’

The gendarmerie have dragged the citizens out of the Akbelen forest in fire-hit Muğla while they were on vigil against the efforts of LİMAK Holding to extend the mine for coal supply to a thermal power plant. Villagers and environmentalists are still resisting.

10 August 2021 Nurşen Çinkaya

Intervention against resistance in Akbelen: People dragged out of the forest

Intervention against resistance in Akbelen: People dragged out of the forest

While 105 trees have been reportedly cut down in fire-hit Muğla’s Akbelen Forest under the pretext of preventing fires, the gendarmerie intervened against the people’s resistance at midnight, dragging them out of the forest.

105 trees cut down in fire-hit Muğla’s Akbelen: ‘We will stand fast’

105 trees cut down in fire-hit Muğla’s Akbelen: ‘We will stand fast’

Citizens are keeping watch in Muğla’s Akbelen forest in the face of LİMAK Holding’s efforts to cut down trees to extend the mining site for coal supply to a thermal power plant. Noting that 105 trees have been cut, they say they will not let more trees be cut.

10 August 2021 Nurşen Çinkaya