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Power cut in Isparta: Still no electricity in over 50 villages

Power cut in Isparta: Still no electricity in over 50 villages

Engineer Güner Merdan from the Chamber of Electrical Engineers says, “These electric poles were set up 15-20 years ago. If you do not carry out maintenance or fix the decayed parts at regular intervals, this will be the result.”

8 February 2022 Ayşegül Özbek

Isparta Governor temporarily removed from office

Isparta Governor temporarily removed from office

Amid a days-long power cut in the city, Isparta Governor Ömer Seymenoğlu has been removed from office on the stated grounds that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Central governor Osman Kaymak has been appointed in his place.

7 February 2022

Days-long power cut in Isparta: One person found dead

Days-long power cut in Isparta: One person found dead

Arriving in Isparta, where the electricity has been off for 4 days, Energy Minister Dönmez says 20,000 subscribers cannot be provided with electricity. The Governor’s Office dismisses the allegations that the death of one person is related to the power cut.

7 February 2022

174 forest fires in 39 provinces in 8 days: 14 fires still raging

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174 forest fires in 39 provinces in 8 days: 14 fires still raging

The General Directorate of Forestry has announced that 174 forest fires broke out across Turkey in the last eight days; 14 of them are still raging.

Forest fires still raging across Antalya, Muğla and Isparta

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Forest fires still raging across Antalya, Muğla and Isparta

Of the 144 forest fires raging across the country since July 28, 136 have been taken under control. There are still ongoing firefighting efforts to put out two fires in Antalya, five fires in Muğla and one fire in Isparta.

Permission for killing 45 wild goats, a vulnerable species

Permission for killing 45 wild goats, a vulnerable species

The 6th Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has announced that it will initiate a tender for killing 45 wild goats. Several social media users have protested the decision, urging the authorities to cancel the tender.

Feminicide: Zafer P. given life sentence for killing Güleda

Feminicide: Zafer P. given life sentence for killing Güleda

Charged with “wilful killing” of 19-year-old university student Güleda Cankel in Isparta, male perpetrator Zafer P. has been sentenced to life imprisonment on the offense charged.