Cumhuriyet10 hours agoEnvironment1 min readTürkiye

The fight against the bentonite quarry project in Ordu Ünye moved to Ankara

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Members of the Ünye Environmental Platform, who are fighting against the bentonite quarry that is planned to be opened in Ünye, Ordu, made a press statement in front of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change in Ankara, before the review and evaluation commission meeting for the project, and emphasized that the project cannot be seen only as a mining investment and stated that living spaces should be protected.

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Local people and environmental activists are resisting the bentonite quarry project to be opened in Ordu Ünye.

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The fight against the bentonite quarry that was planned to be opened in Ordu Ünye was moved to Ankara. Ünye Environment Platform members made a press statement in front of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change before the review and evaluation commission meeting for the project. It was emphasized that the project cannot be considered only as a mining investment and said, "What is at stake are our houses, fields, hazelnut gardens, water, forests, villages and the living spaces we will leave to our children."

Open Questions

When will the detailed environmental impact report of the bentonite quarry project be published?
Will there be a legal application regarding the legality of the permits given to the project?
What are the long-term plans for local people's resistance to the project?