content tagged with Ergene River

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.