content tagged with Ergene River

Tensions rise in parliament over Ergene River pollution

Tensions rise in parliament over Ergene River pollution

An opposition MP attempted to hand over a bottle of polluted water from the river to Environment Minister Murat Kurum, who knocked the bottle out of his hand.

12 December 2024

Industrial waste directly discharged into Sea of Marmara 'to protect Ergene River'

Industrial waste directly discharged into Sea of Marmara 'to protect Ergene River'

A group of environmentalists have filed a lawsuit against the company that discharges industrial waste comng from the Ergene Basin to the Sea of Marmara.

15 December 2021

Greenpeace campaigns for Marmara Sea: ‘Stop the wastewater discharge’

Greenpeace campaigns for Marmara Sea: ‘Stop the wastewater discharge’

Greenpeace Mediterranean has raised concerns that wastewater the volume of 280 olympic pools mixes with the Marmara Sea from the Ergene River every day: “The solution is to close the water valves discharging the waste water.”

2 November 2021

‘If Marmara’s cry is not heard, it will take a heavy toll’

CHP

‘If Marmara’s cry is not heard, it will take a heavy toll’

Main opposition CHP MP Yüceer has submitted a Parliamentary question about the pollution in the Ergene River in northwestern Turkey, underlining that it is one of the reasons behind the current sea snot problem in Marmara.